Instrument-assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Kinesiotape Application in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain.

Acute Effects of Instrument-assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Kinesiotape Application on Pain and Joint Position Sense in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain.

Chronic neck pain causes errors in joint position sense. There are studies in the literature suggesting that instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and Kinesiotape applications improve the joint position sense. There is no study examining these applications acutely on joint position sense and pain in the cervical region. As a result of our study, we will compare the effects of single-session instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and Kinesiotape application on pain and joint position sense.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Cervical Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization; Other: Kinesiotape Application

Detailed Description

The study will be carried out on volunteers after the approval of the ethics committee. Before the research, individuals and / or their relatives will be informed about the purpose and content of the study. Volunteer individuals between the ages of 18-45 with chronic neck pain will be included in the study after obtaining their informed consent.

Participants will be randomly divided into two groups: Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization and Kinesiotape Applications.

In the instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization group, the trapezius and sternocleidomastoideus muscles will be applied in a single session for 90 seconds. Kinesiotape application will be applied to the trapezius and sternocleidomastoideus muscles in one session.

Pain will be evaluated with Visual Analog Scale and joint position sense will be evaluated with Cervical Range of Motion device before and after application.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Konya, Turkey, 42020
    • KTO Karatay University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 45 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being diagnosed with chronic neck pain
• Being in the age range of 18-45

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those with acute injury or infection,
• Those with open wounds,
• Osteoporosis,
• Hematoma,
• Those with acute cardiac, liver and kidney problems,
• Those with connective tissue disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, Cancer,
• Those with circulation problems,
• Those with peripheral vascular disease,
• Epilepsy
• Identified as a history of surgery in the cervical region

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Triple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization; The instruments will be applied to the soft tissue at 30º-60º angles, with multi-directional "stroking" movements. Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization will be applied to the trapezius and sternocleidomastoideus muscles of the participants for 90 seconds.	Other: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization; Bilateral Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization application will be applied in a single session to the trapezius and sternocleideomastoideus muscles.
Experimental: Kinesiotape Application; The application will be made from the insertion of the upper trapezoidal muscle to its origo . During taping, the patient will be allowed to sit in an upright position in a chair with a back, with the scapula fixed, without supporting the arms. Before taping, the patient will be positioned with the shoulder in adduction and the head in lateral flexion towards the contralateral side. The patient will be asked to perform shoulder abduction against resistance, and the insertion area of the upper trapezius fibers will be palpated. The initial 2-3 cm part of the band will be glued to the lateral of the acromion without stretching, after full (100%) stretching is applied to the 2-3 cm part of the band from the insertion area of the upper trapezoid fibers, the patient's head is rotated to the affected side and the arm part of the band is stretched along the muscle fibers. it will be glued up to the hairline without doing it.	Other: Kinesiotape Application; Bilateral Kinesiotape application will be applied in a single session to the trapezius and sternocleideomastoideus muscles.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from Baseline Cervical Pain at 2 minutes	Pain will be evaluated with Visual Analog Scale.	Baseline and 2 minutes after intervention
Change from Baseline Joint Position Sense at 2 minutes	Joint Position Sense will be evaluated Cervical Range of Motion Device	Baseline and 2 minutes after intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: KTO Karatay University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 1, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): July 5, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 16, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 19, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): February 21, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 3, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 1, 2021
• Last Verified: February 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Kinesiotape; Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization; Chronic cervical pain; Joint position sense
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Neck Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: KaratayUH2

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No