Kinesio Taping, Wrist Splinting, and Epicondylitis Bandaging in Managing Lateral Epicondylitis: A Prospective Comparative Study

04 May 2025 : Clinical Research

Yücel Bilgin

^{ABCDEF 1*}, Fevzi Birişik^{ABCDE 2}, Saltuk Bugra Guler^{CDEF 3}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947642

Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947642

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Table 1 Baseline demographics of the study population.

Parameters	KT (n=18)	WDS (n=18)	EB (n=18)	P value
Age (Year)	40±1.97	44.94±1.57	42.83±2.29	0.187
Sex				0.601
Female	9 (50%)	11 (61.11%)	8 (44.44%)
Male	9 (50%)	7 (39.89%)	10 (55.56%)
Marital status				0.283
Married	14 (77.78%)	16 (88.89%)	12 (66.67%)
Single	4 (22.22%)	2 (11.11%)	6 (33.33%)
Height (cm)	170.11±2.3	169.22±2.62	168.94±2.85	0.930
Weight (kg)	75.44±3.34	77.06±3.57	76.5±3.99	0.988
Body mass index (kg/m)	25.96±0.85	26.84±0.98	26.50±0.72	0.765
Affected side				0.220
Right	12 (66.67%)	11 (61.11%)	16 (88.89%)
Left	6 (33.33%)	7 (38.89%)	2 (11.11%)
Dominant hand				0.119
Right	17 (94.44%)	12 (66.67%)	14 (77.78%)
Left	1 (5.56%)	6 (33.33%)	4 (22.22%)
Educational level				0.678
Middle school	1 (5.56%)	1 (5.56%)	2 (11.11%)
High school	8 (44.44%)	8 (44.44%)	9 (50%)
University	9 (50%)	9 (50%)	7 (38.89%)
KT – kinesiotape group; WDS – wrist dorsiflexion splint group; BB – epicondylitis bandage group.

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