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Systematic review of the effectiveness of Kinesio taping for children with brachial plexus injury
Author(s) -
Hassan Basant Saiid,
Abbass Mai Elsayed,
Elshennawy Shorouk
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
physiotherapy research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.509
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1471-2865
pISSN - 1358-2267
DOI - 10.1002/pri.1794
Subject(s) - brachial plexus injury , medicine , brachial plexus , cochrane library , physical therapy , internal rotation , medline , web of science , physical medicine and rehabilitation , meta analysis , surgery , mechanical engineering , political science , law , engineering
Abstract Objective The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the effectiveness of Kinesio taping on upper limb motor function in children with brachial plexus injury. Data sources Articles were identified through searches of the following databases: OVID, Web of Science, Science Direct, PubMed, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane library. Methods Studies were excluded if they were nonpeer‐reviewed publications, opinion articles, or not reported in English. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the Methodological Index for Nonrandomized Studies. Results Five studies met our inclusion criteria. Two studies were included in the meta‐analysis. A significant change was limited only to scapulothoracic internal rotation in three positions. Conclusions Adding Kinesio taping to the physical therapy programme to manage children with brachial plexus injury is still questionable and may help functional improvement. However, this improvement may be limited depending on the technique or mode of application.