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March 29, 2026International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Short-term effects of adding Kinesio taping to sustained natural apophyseal glides in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain: a randomised controlled trial

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FDFatemeh DokhaeiTehran University of Medical SciencesASAzadeh ShadmehrTehran University of Medical SciencesKMKazem MalmirIran University of Medical Sciences

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Implication

Randomised controlled trial shows that adding Kinesio taping improves outcomes in neck pain patients, indicating better treatment strategies.

Key Points

  • Evaluate the impact of adding Kinesio taping to sustained natural apophyseal glides on pain and mobility in chronic neck pain patients.
  • Randomised clinical trial design involving 30 patients with chronic non-specific neck pain.
  • Experimental group received physiotherapy with Kinesio taping and sustained natural apophyseal glides.
  • Control group received only physiotherapy with sustained natural apophyseal glides.
  • Outcome measures included pain intensity, pressure pain threshold, range of motion, proprioception, and neck disability index assessments before and after treatment.
  • The experimental group showed significant improvement in all measured outcomes except left rotation range of motion and relative repositioning error.
  • The control group also improved significantly but did not show changes in pressure pain threshold and relative repositioning error.
  • Significant differences were found between groups in various ranges of motion and proprioceptive measurements.
  • Adding Kinesio taping particularly enhanced flexion and lateral flexion range of motion.

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Dokhaei et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c8c324de0f0f753b39dc31https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2024.0097
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