Chamnankrom Matchimamart, Manimmanakorn Nuttaset, Manimmanakorn Apiwan, Kongwattanakul Kiattisak, Hamlin Michael J
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2021;34(1):111-119. doi: 10.3233/BMR-200094.
Low back pain is a common problem in pregnant woman. Elastic tape is an alternative method that may reduce low back pain.
To compare the effect of elastic tape to placebo tape in the treatment of low back pain in pregnant women.
Forty pregnant women were allocated into two groups: elastic group (n= 20) and placebo group (n= 20). All participants were taped by either stretched (elastic group) or non-stretched (placebo group) Kinesio tape at the lower back area for one week.
After the application of stretched elastic tape, lower back pain was significantly reduced by 29.4% (p= 0.003) immediately post-taping and by a further 75.4% after wearing the tape for a week. Compared to the placebo group, lower back pain was significantly reduced in the elastic group after one week of wearing the tape (p< 0.001). Compared to placebo, the application of elastic tape significantly reduced the disability score (Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire) after one week of wearing the tape (p= 0.018). Taping to the back improved walking speed (immediately and after one week) in both the elastic (p< 0.001, p< 0.001) and placebo groups (p< 0.001, p= 0.001); however, the application of either tape had little effect on posture change.
Elastic tape reduced back pain and improved physical function in pregnant women compared to the placebo tape.
下背痛是孕妇常见的问题。弹力带是一种可能减轻下背痛的替代方法。
比较弹力带与安慰剂带治疗孕妇下背痛的效果。
40名孕妇被分为两组：弹力带组（n = 20）和安慰剂组（n = 20）。所有参与者均在下背部区域使用拉伸后的（弹力带组）或未拉伸的（安慰剂组）肌内效贴布贴扎一周。
应用拉伸后的弹力带后，贴扎后立即下背痛显著减轻29.4%（p = 0.003），佩戴一周后又进一步减轻75.4%。与安慰剂组相比，弹力带组佩戴一周后下背痛显著减轻（p < 0.001）。与安慰剂相比，佩戴弹力带一周后应用弹力带显著降低了残疾评分（罗兰-莫里斯残疾问卷）（p = 0.018）。在弹力带组（p < 0.001，p < 0.001）和安慰剂组（p < 0.001，p = 0.001）中，背部贴扎均改善了步行速度（立即和一周后）；然而，应用任何一种贴布对姿势改变影响不大。
与安慰剂带相比，弹力带减轻了孕妇的背痛并改善了身体功能。
