Open AccessThe Effect of Scapular Dynamic Taping on Pain, Disability, Upper Body Posture and Range of Motion in the Postoperative Shoulder
Author(s) -
Sejin Park,
Suhn-Yeop Kim
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the korean society of physical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2287-7215
pISSN - 1975-311X
DOI - 10.13066/kspm.2018.13.4.149
Subject(s) - range of motion , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , physical therapy
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of scapular dynamic taping on pain, disability, upper body posture, and range of motion (ROM) in the postoperative shoulder. METHODS: Twenty-two patients who underwent acromioplasty and rotator cuff repair surgery volunteered for this study. The subjects were randomly divided into an experimental group (EG, n=11) and a control group (CG, n=11). For the EG, exercise therapy, manual therapy, and scapular dynamic taping were applied for 6 weeks; for the CG, only exercise therapy and manual therapy were applied for 6 weeks. Shoulder pain, disability, upper body posture, and
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