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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2018  |  Volume : 1  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 48-53

Effect of Kinesio taping therapy on waist circumferences in postpartum women


Department of Physical Therapy for Women Health, Shibeen El Kom Teaching Hospital, Menoufia, Al Minufiyah, Egypt

Correspondence Address:
Maha M Mady
Department of Physical Therapy for Women Health, Shibeen El Kom Teaching Hospital, Minoufia 32623
Egypt
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/JMISR.JMISR_12_18

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Objective The study was designed to examine the effect of Kinesio taping (KT) on abdominal circumferences in postpartum women with or without diastasis of rectus abdominus muscles (DRAM). Participants and methods A total of 26 women at 8 weeks postpartum, their age ranged from 25 to 35 years, their BMI was between 26.6 and 38.2 kg/m2, suffering from increasing abdominal circumferences with or without DRAM, were referred from the outpatient clinic of the Gynecological Department of Shibeen El-Kom Teaching Hospital, All women received KT therapy on the abdomen. The treatment was applied for 4 consecutive weeks. Evaluation was done for all women before the start of the study, every week, and after 4 weeks of KT to evaluate their waist circumferences. Results There was a highly significant decrease in waist circumferences for the studied group, which was more apparent in younger women (age < 30 years), who had spontaneous vaginal delivery and in those complaining of DRAM. Conclusion The results of this study testified that KT is an effective method in reducing abdominal circumferences in postpartum women with or without DRAM.


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