title: Kinesio Taping in patients with lumbar disc herniation: A randomised, controlled, double-blind study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) causes pain and working day loss when activated. Patients spend most of their time in the hospital. And also it may limit patients' daily living activities. Kinesio Taping (KT) is a method that can be easily applied to the patients and does not interfere with their daily activities or movements of body.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated the effects of KT in patients with low back pain due to LDH.
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomised-placebo controlled double blind clinical trial. Sixty Patients with low back pain due to LDH were randomised as KT group or placebo taping group. Taping was performed once a week for three weeks. Patients were followed up during twelve weeks. Numeric rating scale (NRS), lumbar flexion, Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and paracetamol tablets taken were used for outcome measurements.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Demographic and clinical features of the groups were similar. There were significant improvements in all parameters during intervention period in groups. Improvements in NRS-activity, HAQ and ODI continued to twelfth weeks only in KT group. In KT group, analgesic need was significantly less at follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  KT reduced analgesic need of patients with LDH when compared with placebo taping.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Betul Yavuz
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Keles
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru Yilmaz
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Yalcinkaya
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Berrin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gunduz
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe Nur
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Bardak
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Aydın University, Health Services Vocational School of Higher Education, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Belgin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055052:Athletic Tape; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular
keywords: Kinesio Taping; Lumbar disc herniation; low back pain; randomised controlled study