The Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping on Pain and Quality of Life in Participants with Lower Abdominal Surgery

Abstract

Background: The pain which occurs after abdominal surgery is connected with malfunction or failure of the alimentary canal. This malfunction may cause post operative complications such as flatulence and edema of the stomach cover, which leads to pain and may accompany the process of post operative wound healing. Post operative newlineimmobilisation may also cause pain and muscle weakness. Physiotherapy in patients after surgeries should lead to the fastest possible mobilization of the patients. Several studies using kinesio-tape are available to prevent and cure the musculoskeletal and neurological disorders in patients. However, few studies are available for using Kinesio-tape in abdominal surgery patients. Therefore, the need arises to assess the effectiveness of Kinesio-tape on pain and quality of life in participants with lower abdominal surgery. newlineMethodology: Total 78 participants with age between 18years to 65 years old both males and females underwent lower abdominal surgery allocated randomly. The participants were divided into two groups: Control group received conventional treatment and experimental group received conventional treatment and Kinesio-taping on abdominal newlinemuscles. Following assessment tools were used as outcome measure in both the groups and was administered 4 hours of surgery. Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Abdominal Circumference (AC) and Post-operative Quality of Recovery 15 score (QoR 15). NPRS was done pre and post treatment on the basis of first 24hrs, 48hrs till 5th day post-operatively. AC was measured post treatment on the basis of first 24hrs, 48hrs till 5th day post-operatively. QoR-15 was taken post treatment on 2nd and 4th day.Results: