Study On Clinical Effect Of Kinesio Taping Combined With Physical Therapy Of Chondromalacia Patellae

Objective Kinesio taping as a non-invasive,,simple operation, safe therapy have attracted much attention of rehabilitation medicine and sports medicine recently. the research of Kinesio taping is focused on the sports injuries and motor function.The purpose of this study is to discuss the clinical curative effect of Kinesio taping combined with physical therapy on chondromalacia patellae, The aim is to provide a new way of thinking and choice of treatments on chondromalacia patellae and improve the quality of life of patients.Methods 64 patients with chondromalacia patellae were randomly recruited from the rehabilitation medicine department of ZhongDa Hospital of Southeast University,64 Subjects were randomly divided into experimental group (32 patients) and control group (32 patients) according to sex, age, weight, acute stage and chronic stage. The patients in experimental group were treated with kinesio taping and routine physical therapy while those of the control group were only treated with later. Lysholm knee score scale, Knee pain (visual analogue scale, VAS), strength of femoral(quadriceps muscle peak torque) and Q angle (quadriceps angle) index were accessed to evaluate the function and pain of knee at baseline and weeks 3,6 after treatment.Results There was 2 cases off during the test in each group,the experimental group and control group had 30 cases completed in accordance with the requirements specified in the programme.There was significant differences of LKSS score and PT score between the two groups.Over time, LKSS score and PT score gradually increased,while VAS score and Q angle score gradually reduced in the two groups.Patients in experimental group had significant lower VAS score and Q angle score (P<0.05).However,the muscle strength and Lysholm knee score were higher in experimental group than that in the control one (P<0.05.LKSS and PT score gradually increased,while Q angle score reduced in the two groups,the difference was significant in the treatment node of 3 and 6 weeks(P<0.05);VAS score of the two groups gradually reduced,the difference was significant in the treatment node of 6 weeks (P <0.05).Conclusion 1. Using kinesio taping combined with physical therapy as treatments for chondromalacia patellae has better clinical effect than only routine physical therapy applying.2. Kinesio taping combined with physical therapy is easy to administrate and has a good prospect of application in clinical practicing of chondromalacia patellae...