02 November 2023>: Clinical Research
Effect of Dynamic Taping versus Kinesiology Taping on Pain, Foot Function, Balance, and Foot Pressure in 3 Groups of Plantar Fasciitis Patients: A Randomized Clinical Study
Dong-Ho Kim ABCDEF , Yongwoo Lee ACDE*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941043
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941043
Table 1 General characteristic of subjects (N=69).
Item | Dynamic taping with PT Group (n=23) | KT with PT Group (n=23) | Control Group (n=23) | χ2/F(p) | |
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Sex | (M/F) | 9/14 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 0.469 (0.791)b |
Age | (year) | 45.96±14.91a | 42.30±11.62 | 42.13±10.00 | 0.704 (0.498)c |
Height | (cm) | 166.52±8.29 | 168.60±7.34 | 168.82±8.85 | 0.555 (0.577) |
Weight | (kg) | 69.13±12.88 | 69.65±17.41 | 72.34±17.01 | 0.271 (0.763) |
BMI | (kg/m) | 24.85±3.83 | 24.35±4.57 | 25.22±5.27 | 0.207 (0.813) |
Leg length difference | (cm) | −0.52±0.46 | −0.21±0.50 | −0.17±0.44 | 0.125 (0.882) |
KT – kinesiology taping; PT – conservative physical therapy; BMI – body mass index; M – male; F – female. a Means±standard deviation; b Chi-square test; c One-way ANOVA. |