The Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Sperimentale: Kinesio taping and Conventional Physical therapy

Kinesio taping with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Supervised Exercise therapy

Altro: Kinesio taping

Kinesio taping: The tape is measured from the sacrum to the 12th thoracic vertebra with forwarding flexion of the trunk. The base is affixed to the insertion in the resting position. The muscle is elongated and the base anchored with skin displacement. The tape is then affixed with 10% stretch paravertebrally over the muscle bundles up to T12. The tape is rubbed with the muscle in the elongated state.

Dispositivo: Conventional physical therapy

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device settings, such as the frequency of 80 Hz, the pulse width of 100 µs, and symmetrical biphasic waveform. Four mediums sized (2 × 2 cm) carbon-impregnated rubber cutaneous electrodes were placed bilaterally in a standard dermatomal pattern over the most painful lumbar region. The current intensity was increased up to the patient's perception of paraesthesia. The supervised exercise therapy management consisted of stretching exercises for the back, iliopsoas, gluteal and hamstring muscles, and strengthening exercises for the abdominal and back muscles. Three sets of stretching exercises, each involving a 30-sec hold and 30-sec of rest repeated three times, were performed in three sessions per week over four weeks. One set of strengthening exercises, consisting of 10 repetitions with a 5-sec hold, was performed in three sessions per week over four weeks.

Sperimentale: Conventional Physical therapy

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Supervised Exercise therapy

Dispositivo: Conventional physical therapy

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device settings, such as the frequency of 80 Hz, the pulse width of 100 µs, and symmetrical biphasic waveform. Four mediums sized (2 × 2 cm) carbon-impregnated rubber cutaneous electrodes were placed bilaterally in a standard dermatomal pattern over the most painful lumbar region. The current intensity was increased up to the patient's perception of paraesthesia. The supervised exercise therapy management consisted of stretching exercises for the back, iliopsoas, gluteal and hamstring muscles, and strengthening exercises for the abdominal and back muscles. Three sets of stretching exercises, each involving a 30-sec hold and 30-sec of rest repeated three times, were performed in three sessions per week over four weeks. One set of strengthening exercises, consisting of 10 repetitions with a 5-sec hold, was performed in three sessions per week over four weeks.

Numerical Pain Rating Scale

Pain, for the Average pain intensity over the last week was measured on a numerical pain rating scale, where 0 represented no pain and 10 represented the worst pain possible

Modified Oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire

Disability were measured using the Modified Oswestry Disability Index (MODI) which is a self-rating questionnaire used to evaluate functional physical disability

Lumbar range of motion-Modified Schober test

Lumbar flexion range of motion were measured by using modified Schober method