• Nihal Tezel, Aslı Can, Özgür Karaahmet, and Eda Gürçay.
• Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
• Turk J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Mar 1; 66 (1): 60-66.

ObjectivesThis study aims to evaluate short-term effects of kinesiotaping (KT) on pain, arm function, grip strength, and wrist extensor strength in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis (LE).Patients And MethodsA total of 48 patients (32 females, 16 males years; mean age 47.6 years; range 27 to 67 years) with chronic LE were randomly assigned to either KT group (n=27) or sham group (n=21). Pain intensity with visual analog sclae (VAS), arm pain and function with Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation Questionnaire (PRTEE), grip strength with hand dynamometer, and wrist extensor strength by an isokinetic device were evaluated before and at the end of the treatment. The KT stayed on for five days and the procedure was repeated for three times.ResultsAlthough pain and functional levels of patients with chronic LE were significantly improved both with KT (pain, p=0.001; function, p=0.001) and sham groups (pain, p=0.001; function, p=0.001), no significant difference was observed between the groups.ConclusionBoth KT and sham taping provided similar improvement in pain relief through arm functions in patients with chronic LE.Copyright © 2020, Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

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