Effects of Kinesio Taping method on menstrual pain: A randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study.
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| Title: | Effects of Kinesio Taping method on menstrual pain: A randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study. |
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| Authors: | Kiseljak, Dalibor (AUTHOR), Dragojević, Daria (AUTHOR), Petrak, Olivera (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Health Care for Women International. 2026, Vol. 47 Issue 5, p568-590. 23p. |
| Subjects: | Treatment of dysmenorrhea, Pain measurement, Athletic tape, Placebos, Data analysis, Statistical sampling, Blind experiment, Two-way analysis of variance, Treatment effectiveness, Randomized controlled trials, Descriptive statistics, Mann Whitney U Test, Crossover trials, Friedman test (Statistics), Statistics, Psychometrics, Kinesio taping, Comparative studies, Data analysis software |
| Abstract: | Current research promotes complementary methods of coping with menstrual pain (MP). Our objective was to examine the effectiveness of the Kinesio Taping (KT) intervention on MP and determine whether KT has therapeutic impact or whether there is presence of placebo. We used crossover design, dividing 30 female participants into KT and placebo KT groups. Every phase included one menstrual cycle. The average age of participants was 23.5 years (ranging from 18 to 39 years). In the assessment, we used VAS, Brief Pain Inventory Scale, and some SF-36 subscales. In KT phase all types of pain (the average MP, the worst experienced MP, the mildest one, and the current MP) were significantly less intense. KT has beneficial effect in reducing MP and its consequences and it is significantly superior to placebo. The order of intervention showed no statistical significance, which also confirms the therapeutic effect of KT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Current research promotes complementary methods of coping with menstrual pain (MP). Our objective was to examine the effectiveness of the Kinesio Taping (KT) intervention on MP and determine whether KT has therapeutic impact or whether there is presence of placebo. We used crossover design, dividing 30 female participants into KT and placebo KT groups. Every phase included one menstrual cycle. The average age of participants was 23.5 years (ranging from 18 to 39 years). In the assessment, we used VAS, Brief Pain Inventory Scale, and some SF-36 subscales. In KT phase all types of pain (the average MP, the worst experienced MP, the mildest one, and the current MP) were significantly less intense. KT has beneficial effect in reducing MP and its consequences and it is significantly superior to placebo. The order of intervention showed no statistical significance, which also confirms the therapeutic effect of KT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 07399332 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07399332.2023.2208074 |
