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The aim of our single-group pre-post design pilot study was to evaluate the
short-term effect of kinesio taping (KT) application on pain and motor ability of
hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) patients. Eleven poststroke patients with HSP
hospitalized in the Department of Neurology C, Loewenstein Rehabilitation
Hospital, Raanana, Israel, received a KT application in addition to their usual
rehabilitation protocol. KT, consisting of one to three strips according to a
predefined algorithm, was applied to the painful shoulder region. A 10 cm Visual
Analog Scale of shoulder pain at rest and at arm movement, active and passive
pain-free abduction range of motion, Box & Blocks, and Fugl-Meyer upper extremity
motor assessment were performed before treatment and 24 h after wearing the KT.
After applying the KT, there was no significant change in any variables.
Short-term KT application, used in our study, produced no change in shoulder
pain, range of motion, or ability of upper limb in HSP patients. Additional
studies should evaluate the effect of long-term application and different types
of KT applications on HSP.

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