The effect of Corrective Exercise and Kinesio taping on Postural Kyphosis in Adolescents

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of kinesio taping and its direction on postural kyphosis in comparison with the control group. Methods: In this single blind clinical trial, fifty-four volunteers were randomly assigned into three groups: Exercise with vertebral column taping application from insertion to origin or from origin to insertion, and no taping (exercise group). I shaped taping application were performed as follows by difference tensile forces: 40% tensile force in origin to insertion group and 10% tensile force in insertion to origin. In both taping groups, a V–shaped tape with 10 % tensile force was applied to balance the kinematic position of the scapula bone. The measurements were carried out before and then 3 times after taping with an interval of two weeks by kyphometer, flexible ruler and Photogrammetric method in a similar manner. Also levels of physical activity and sitting time were measured and the data was collected employing International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short form (IPAQ-SF). Results: there was a significant reduction in the degree of kyphosis in during the 6-week follow-up in the all three groups (P=0.000), but however there was no Statistically significant difference between the three groups in terms of decreasing the degree of kyphosis at any time interval (P-Value according to the type of measurement in flexible ruler P = 0.401, photogrammetry P = 0.308 and in kyphometer P = 0.628, respectively). during the study, physical activity levels of all patients except one patient (low level physical activity) was optimal and moderate to severe level and there was trend decreasing the degree of kyphosis in both activity levels. however, there was no statistically significant difference between the two activity levels in reducing the degree of kyphosis (P-Value according to the type of measurement in flexible ruler P = 0.297, photogrammetry P = 0.658 and in kyphometer P = 0/109, respectively). In addition, initial degree of kyphosis in patients with longer sitting time per day was significantly higher, however, during the follow-up, there was no significance reduction in the degree of kyphosis between the both low and high sitting time groups(p=0/650). Conclusion: our results suggest that there was no significant difference between the three groups in terms of decreasing degree thoracic kyphosis. We are of the opinion that the results of current study will be a reference for future more studies.