Pain-diminishing effects of Kinesio ® taping after median sternotomy.

CONCLUSIONS: Kinesio® taping after median sternotomy is a low-risk, non-pharmacologic, cost effective, and promising method for improving patients' breathing conditions, reducing postoperative pain, pain medication consumption, and thus, potential adverse effects of analgesics. PMID: 29308962 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29308962?dopt=Abstract

Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - January 8, 2018 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Brockmann R, Klein HM Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research