the effect of kinesio taping on pain, functional disability, and trunk range of motion in people with nonspecific chronic low back pain: a single-group pretest-posttest trial

Introduction: this study aimed to evaluate the effect of kinesio taping (kt) on low back/ pelvis pain, disability, and trunk range of motion (rom) in individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain (clbp) after 72 h. materials and methods: eighteen patients with nonspecific clbp participated in this study. pain intensity, oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire, and lumbar rom were evaluated once before the intervention (kt with 50% tension) and then 72 h after. for statistical analysis, we used the paired sample t-test. results: pain intensity was significantly reduced (p<0.01). but kt did not improve disability and lumbar rom (p>0.05). conclusion: based on the results, 72 h kt over the lumbopelvic area did not improve disability and lumbar rom in people with nonspecific clbp while there was a significant reduction in pain intensity. the proposed mechanism of the kt effects is inconsistent with these results.