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OBJECTIVES: To compare the short-term and medium-term effect of Functional
Fascial Taping to placebo taping on pain and function in people with non-specific
low back pain. DESIGN:
A pilot randomized controlled trial with a 2-week
intervention, and 2-, 6- and 12-week follow-up. Setting: Individuals with
non-specific low back pain recruited from local communities. PARTICIPANTS:
Forty-three participants with non-specific low back pain for more than 6 weeks
were randomized into either Functional Fascial Taping group (n = 21) or placebo
group (n = 22). INTERVENTIONS: The intervention group was treated with Functional
Fascial Taping while the control group was treated with placebo taping. Both
groups received four treatments over 2 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Worst and
average pain and function were assessed at baseline, after the 2-week
intervention, and at 6 and 12 weeks follow-up. RESULTS: The Functional Fascial
Taping group demonstrated significantly greater reduction in worst pain compared
to placebo group after the 2-week intervention (P = 0.02, effect size = 0.74; 95%
confidence interval 0.11-1.34). A higher proportion of participants in Functional
Fascial Taping group attained the minimal clinically important difference in
worst pain (P = 0.007) and function (P = 0.007) than those in placebo group after
the 2-week intervention.
There were no significant differences in either group's
disability rating or clinically important difference in average pain at any time.
CONCLUSIONS: Functional Fascial Taping reduced worst pain in patients with
non-acute non-specific low back pain during the treatment phase. No medium-term
differences in pain or function were observed.

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