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Short-term effects of postural taping on pain and forward head posture : a randomized controlled trial

Augustsson, Sofia Ryman LU ; Reinodt, Sara ; Sunesson, Evelina and Haglund, Emma LU (2022) In BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 23.
Abstract

Background: Balance Body Tape (BBT) is a recently developed taping-method with the aim to reduce pain and improve posture through change in movement behavior. However, the potential effects of a treatment with BBT are scarcely documented. Therefore, the aim with this study was to investigate the effect of a three-week Balance body tape-treatment on the intensity of perceived neck, shoulder and back pain and forward head posture. Methods: In this RCT study, subjects (n = 26), who reported being university students or having a sedentary work and experiencing pain in neck, back or shoulders, were randomized to either an intervention (n = 12) or control group (n = 14). The intervention group received a three-week treatment with BBT, the... (More)

Background: Balance Body Tape (BBT) is a recently developed taping-method with the aim to reduce pain and improve posture through change in movement behavior. However, the potential effects of a treatment with BBT are scarcely documented. Therefore, the aim with this study was to investigate the effect of a three-week Balance body tape-treatment on the intensity of perceived neck, shoulder and back pain and forward head posture. Methods: In this RCT study, subjects (n = 26), who reported being university students or having a sedentary work and experiencing pain in neck, back or shoulders, were randomized to either an intervention (n = 12) or control group (n = 14). The intervention group received a three-week treatment with BBT, the control group received no treatment. A questionnaire regarding pain, including a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) measuring pain intensity, and a Photographic posture analysis measurement (PPAM) regarding the craniovertebral (CV) angle were assessed before and after the intervention for both groups. Wilcoxon’s signed rank test and Mann-Whitney U test was used to assess intra- and between group differences respectively. The relationship between pain intensity and CV angle was assessed using Spearman’s correlation. Results: No difference in demographic and physical characteristics between the groups were noted at baseline (p > 0.05). Pain intensity at baseline was 5 for the intervention group and 4 for the control group (p = 0.330). At follow up, the intervention group reported a lower score (NRS = 2.5, p = 0.003) whereas the control group had no significant difference in pain intensity (NRS = 3, p = 0.086). No significant change was found in the CV angle (p = 0.058) and no correlation was found between NRS and the CV angle (r = 0.102, p = 0.619). Conclusion: A short treatment period with BBT may, compared to no treatment, have a small reducing effect on pain intensity in neck, back and/or shoulders. However, no effect was found on forward head posture in this study. Trial registration: Registered retrospectively on 08/11/2021. NCT05111704. Trial registration page link:

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Balance body tape, Ergonomics, Movement behavior, Neck pain, Posture analysis
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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162
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BioMed Central (BMC)
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1471-2474
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10.1186/s12891-022-05083-5
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English
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  author       = {{Augustsson, Sofia Ryman and Reinodt, Sara and Sunesson, Evelina and Haglund, Emma}},
  issn         = {{1471-2474}},
  keywords     = {{Balance body tape; Ergonomics; Movement behavior; Neck pain; Posture analysis}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{BioMed Central (BMC)}},
  series       = {{BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders}},
  title        = {{Short-term effects of postural taping on pain and forward head posture : a randomized controlled trial}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05083-5}},
  doi          = {{10.1186/s12891-022-05083-5}},
  volume       = {{23}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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