Effectiveness of kinesiologic taping on function and pain in patients with hemophilia A.

Background: Hemophilic arthropathy frequently results in musculoskeletal adjustments that impair functional capacity.

Aim: We investigated the effects of kinesiologic taping on patients with hemophilic arthropathy in this study.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-six patients were enrolled. Thirteen patients formed the Kinesiologic taping group (KT) and received the interventional protocol consisting of three kinesiologic taping sessions during three weeks; and 13 patients formed the control group (CG) and made three weeks of home exercises. All patients were evaluated using the Functional Independence Score in Hemophilia (FISH), Hemophilia Joint Health Score (HJHS), and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at baseline, one week, and three weeks.

Results: The mean scores for the VAS, HJSS, and FISH differed significantly before and after 3 weeks in both groups (P < 0.001). However, the differences in medians after the treatment were significantly greater in the KT group than in the CG group (P < 0.001).

Conclusions: Kinesiologic taping was associated with physical improvement in hemophilia patients; however, also kinesiologic taping led to significant improvement in VAS scores.