Influence of the treatment of the Kinesio-taping® technique on pain and functionality in patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.201741014856

Abstract

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) is defined as anterior or retro patellar pain in the absence of another comorbidity
of the knee. It is a pathology with high incidence, affecting 20% of the population in general. The Kinesio-Taping® (KT)
technique, also known as elastic bandaging, is a method that has become popular in the last 10 years and since then
has been used as a therapeutic approach both in prevention and directly acting on the symptoms of sports injuries and
injuries that affect the knee. The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of the Kinesio-Taping® technique on
the symptomatology and functionality of individuals with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS). The subjects involved
in this study contained 32 female subjects, clinically diagnosed with this syndrome, who were randomly divided into
two groups. The first group received treatment with Kinesio-Taping® and conventional physiotherapy, and the other
group received conventional physiotherapeutic treatment. Both groups were submitted to HOPTEST, EVA scale, and
the Lysholm questionnaire before and after the intervention, which was performed for 1 month. It was found that
Kinesio-Taping ® had a significant improvement in the VAS scale at the conclusion of the test (p = 0.012), however, as
for functionality and balance, in comparison between the control and experimental groups, no significant difference was
observed. Given the above results, it is concluded that the Kinesio-Taping (KT) technique associated with conventional
physiotherapeutic treatment provides greater pain relief to patients with PFPS.