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Short-term effects of postural taping on pain and forward head posture: a randomized controlled trial
Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden.
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6852-536X
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare. Spenshult Research And Development Centre, Halmstad, Sweden.
Halmstad University, School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability. Spenshult Research And Development Centre, Halmstad, Sweden; Department Of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1445-5247
2022 (English)In: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, E-ISSN 1471-2474, Vol. 23, no 1, article id 162Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background: Balance Body Tape (BBT) is a recently developed taping-method with the aim to reduce pain and improve posture through change in movement behavior. However, the potential effects of a treatment with BBT are scarcely documented. Therefore, the aim with this study was to investigate the effect of a three-week Balance body tape-treatment on the intensity of perceived neck, shoulder and back pain and forward head posture.

Methods: In this RCT study, subjects (n = 26), who reported being university students or having a sedentary work and experiencing pain in neck, back or shoulders, were randomized to either an intervention (n = 12) or control group (n = 14). The intervention group received a three-week treatment with BBT, the control group received no treatment. A questionnaire regarding pain, including a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) measuring pain intensity, and a Photographic posture analysis measurement (PPAM) regarding the craniovertebral (CV) angle were assessed before and after the intervention for both groups. Wilcoxon’s signed rank test and Mann-Whitney U test was used to assess intra- and between group differences respectively. The relationship between pain intensity and CV angle was assessed using Spearman’s correlation.

Results: No difference in demographic and physical characteristics between the groups were noted at baseline (p > 0.05). Pain intensity at baseline was 5 for the intervention group and 4 for the control group (p = 0.330). At follow up, the intervention group reported a lower score (NRS = 2.5, p = 0.003) whereas the control group had no significant difference in pain intensity (NRS = 3, p = 0.086). No significant change was found in the CV angle (p = 0.058) and no correlation was found between NRS and the CV angle (r = 0.102, p = 0.619).

Conclusion: A short treatment period with BBT may, compared to no treatment, have a small reducing effect on pain intensity in neck, back and/or shoulders. However, no effect was found on forward head posture in this study.

Trial registration: Registered retrospectively on 08/11/2021. NCT05111704. © 2022, The Author(s).

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London: BioMed Central (BMC), 2022. Vol. 23, no 1, article id 162
Keywords [en]
Balance body tape, Ergonomics, Movement behavior, Neck pain, Posture analysis
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-46492DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05083-5ISI: 000758317300001PubMedID: 35183157Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85125019978OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-46492DiVA, id: diva2:1645784
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Linnaeus UniversitySwedish National Centre for Research in SportsAvailable from: 2022-03-18 Created: 2022-03-18 Last updated: 2025-02-11Bibliographically approved

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