15 February 2025 : Clinical Research
Comparative Impact of Kinesio Taping and Post-Isometric Muscle Relaxation on Pain and Myofascial Mechanics in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Tomasz Sipko
ACDEF 1*, Bernadetta Berger-Pasternak ABCDF 1, Adam Paluszak CDEF 1
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945376
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e945376
Table 1 Demographics before the intervention.
| PIR (n=20) (females=10; males=10) | KT (n=21) (females=11; males=10) | KT-PEBO (n=23) (females=13; males=10) | ANOVA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M±SD | Me | M ± SD | Me | M ± SD | Me | F/H; p-value | |
| Age (years) | 41.7±9.26 | 41.5 | 39.62±7.80 | 39 | 44.48±5.70 | 46 | F(2, 61)=2.24; p=0.11 |
| Body mass (kg) | 77.85±18.06 | 78 | 77.71±12.02 | 80 | 82.91±13.06 | 82 | F(2, 61)=0.92; p=0.40 |
| Height (m) | 1.75±0.11 | 1.74 | 1.70±0.091 | 1.68 | 1.73±0.084 | 1.71 | F(2, 61)=1.02; p=0.36 |
| BMI (kg/cm) | 25.32±5.08 | 24.7 | 26.60±3.61 | 26.8 | 27.68±4.06 | 27.4 | F(2, 61)=1.63; p=0.20 |
| NRS (0–10) | 3.00±1.78 | 2 | 3.95±1.28 | 4 | 4.09±1.81 | 4 | H (2, 64)=5.4; p=0.06 |
| ODI [score] | 9,30±4,82 | 9 | 15,52±7,51 | 13 | 13,83±8,15 | 13 | F(2, 64)=2.07; p=0.13 |
| BMI – body mass index; PIR – post-isometric muscle relaxation group; KT – kinesio taping group; KT-PEBO – placebo; M±SD – mean±standard deviation; Me – median; N – number; NRS – Numerical Rating Scale; ODI – Oswestry disability index; H – Kruskal-Wallis test. | |||||||