• Explore (NY) · Jul 2021

    Comparison of the effects of using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with or without kinesio taping on the radial nerve in lateral epicondylitis: A randomized-single blind study.

    • Basak Mansiz-Kaplan, Secil Pervane-Vural, Omer Faruk Celik, and Hakan Genc.
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Health Sciences, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: basakmansiz@hotmail.com.
    • Explore (NY). 2021 Jul 1; 17 (4): 327-333.

    BackgroundThere is no knowledge about the effects of kinesio taping (KT) on the radial nerve in lateral epicondylitis.ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the effects of non-steroidal-anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) combined with KT on lateral epicondylitis using ultrasonographic findings.MethodsNSAID therapy was administered to the control group for 10 days, and the KT group additionally received KT three times a week for two weeks. Clinical and ultrasonographic evaluations were performed before treatment and at post-treatment at second, sixth and fourteenth weeks. The radial nerve cross sectional area and common extensor tendon thicknesses were measured using ultrasonography.ResultsThe study was completed with 40 patients in each group. Improvements in clinical parameters, common extensor tendon thickness, and cross sectional area values were significant in the KT group (p<0.01).ConclusionsNSAID plus kinesio taping decrease pain intensity while improving functionality and ultrasonographic parameters, including common extensor tendon thickness and radial nerve cross sectional area; therefore, it may be an option treatment in lateral epicondylitis.Published by Elsevier Inc.

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