The Effect of TheraBand® Kinesiology Tape on Post-manipulation Pain and Range of Motion
The Effect of TheraBand® Kinesiology Tape on Post-manipulation Pain and Range of Motion
The purpose of this study is to determine if post-manipulation elastic therapeutic tape (ETT)
 with TheraBand® Kinesiology Tape to neck pain patients can impact neck range of motion (ROM)
 and post-manipulation pain. A convenience sample of 50 patients, between the ages of 18-64,
 who present with acute non-complicated postural neck pain will be recruited from an
 outpatient chiropractic clinic. Upon providing consent to participate, patients will be
 randomly assigned into 2 groups; Control Group (manipulation only) and Tape Group
 (manipulation plus tape). Pain and neck ROM will be recorded at 3 different intervals: (1)
 pre-cervical manipulation, (2) within 5 minutes of cervical manipulation, (3) with 24-48
 hours after manipulation.
The purpose of this study is to determine if post-manipulation elastic therapeutic tape (ETT)
 with TheraBand® Kinesiology Tape to neck pain patients can impact neck range of motion (ROM)
 and post-manipulation pain. A convenience sample of 50 patients, between the ages of 18-64,
 who present with acute non-complicated postural neck pain will be recruited from an
 outpatient chiropractic clinic. Complications would include discogenic pain or radicular
 symptoms. Inclusionary criteria would also consist of onset less than 18 days and the
 indications for cervical manipulation, including pain, decreased range of motion, and
 hypertonicity. Exclusionary criteria will include pregnancy, contraindications to
 manipulation, and previous neck surgery. Patients will be recruited on the first visits to
 ensure they haven't receive manipulation before for this current plan of care. Upon providing
 consent to participate, patients will be randomly assigned into 2 groups; Control Group
 (n=25) and Tape Group (n=25). Pain and neck ROM will be recorded at 3 different intervals:
 (1) pre-cervical manipulation, (2) within 5 minutes of cervical manipulation, (3) with 24-48
 hours after manipulation. The control group will receive manipulation only, while the Tape
 Group will have ETT TheraBand® Kinesiology Tape applied immediately following cervical
 manipulation. The taping protocol will be applied by the investigator and consist of a "Y"
 strip applied at 25% tension running superior to inferior from the hair line to T1-2 and a
 horizontal "I" strip applied at 50% tension at the site of pain. Six cervical ranges of
 motion values will be recorded utilizing the Acumar DataCapture hand-held dual inclinometer.
 Range of motion will be measured at maximum (max) degrees and average degrees of 6 trials and
 will include: flexion (F), extension €, left side-bending (LSB), right side-bending (RSB),
 left rotation (LR), and right rotation (RR). Measure of pain will be asked of each patient
 using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) from 0-10. They will be asked to rate their pain
 at rest and when in motion.
Inclusion criteria will include ages of 18-64 who present with non-complicated postural
 neck pain, indications for cervical manipulation, including pain, decreased range of
 motion, and hypertonicity. Exclusion criteria will include discogenic pain or radicular
 symptoms, pregnancy, contraindications to manipulation, and previous neck surgery