Efficacy of kinesiology taping for recovery of dominant upper back pain in female sedentary worker having a rounded shoulder posture.
BACKGROUND
Sedentary workers are most prone to work-related musculoskeletal disorders.


OBJECTIVE
We report the case of a female sedentary worker with rounded shoulder posture (RSP) whose dominant upper back pain decreased after correction of her RSP with kinesiology taping.


METHODS
We applied kinesiology taping around the patient's upper back and shoulder for 1 month (six times per week, each session lasting approximately 16 h) without any other interventions.


RESULTS
After kinesiology taping, the RSP decreased progressively and the dominant upper back pain gradually disappeared. The patient no longer complained of dominant upper back pain during desk work.


CONCLUSIONS
We believe that kinesiology taping may be used to enable recovery from dominant upper back pain in female sedentary workers with RSP.
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Science, Daegu University, Daegu, Korea.
Hwang-Bo
HB
Gak
Department of Physical Therapy, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Jung-Hoon
JH
Lee
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Hyun-Dong
HD
Kim
D055052:Athletic Tape; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018953:Kinesiology, Applied / Q000379:methods*; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012782:Shoulder; D055815:Young Adult
Kinesiology tape; rhomboid muscle; rounded shoulder posture; seated worker; upper back pain