Publications by authors named "Mauricio Antonio Da Luz Junior"

Background: The evidence of the influence of Kinesio Taping® in changing electromyographic signal intensity of the lumbar musculature in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (LBP) is very sparse.

Objectives: To evaluate if Kinesio Taping® changes the electromyographic signal intensity of the longissimus and iliocostalis muscles in patients with chronic non-specific LBP.

Methods: Prospectively registered, three-arm randomized controlled trial with a blinded assessor.

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Study Design: Systematic review.

Objective: To investigate the effects of Kinesio Taping (KT) in patients with nonspecific low back pain.

Summary Of Background Data: KT is widely used in patients with low back pain.

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Background: Kinesio taping is a commonly used intervention for patients with chronic low back pain. However, the medium term effects of kinesio taping in these patients are unknown.

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of kinesio taping in patients with chronic low back pain after 6 months from randomization.

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Question: For people with chronic low back pain, does Kinesio Taping, applied according to the treatment manual to create skin convolutions, reduce pain and disability more than a simple application without convolutions?

Design: Randomised trial with concealed allocation, intention-to-treat analysis and blinded assessment of some outcomes.

Participants: 148 participants with chronic non-specific low back pain.

Intervention: Experimental group participants received eight sessions (over four weeks) of Kinesio Taping applied according to the Kinesio Taping Method treatment manual (ie, 10 to 15% tension applied in flexion to create skin convolutions in neutral).

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Introduction: Chronic low back pain is a common condition. A new intervention that is popular in sports has been used in patients with low back pain. This technique is based on the use of elastic tapes that are fixed on the skin of patients using different tensions and is named Kinesio Taping Method.

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