Effect of kinesiology taping on head and trunk control in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Manal Helmy Koura; Noha S. ElSerty; Lamyaa M. Kassem; Fatma Essam Amer; Hebatallah Mohamed Said Zaghloul; Hanady Abdallah Mouhamed

doi:10.47197/retos.v75.118148

Autores/as

Manal Helmy Koura Faculty of Physical Therapy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0217-5798
Noha S. ElSerty Faculty of Physical Therapy
Lamyaa M. Kassem Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-5303
Fatma Essam Amer Faculty of Physical Therapy
Hebatallah Mohamed Said Zaghloul
Hanady Abdallah Mouhamed Faculty of Physical Therapy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v75.118148

Palabras clave:

Vendaje neuromuscular, control de la cabeza, control del tronco, distrofia muscular de Duchenne

Resumen

Objetivos: Examinar los efectos del vendaje neuromuscular (Kinesiology Taping, KT) sobre el control de la cabeza y el tronco en niños diagnosticados con distrofia muscular de Duchenne (DMD).

Diseño: Ensayo controlado aleatorizado.

Entorno: Clínicas ambulatorias, Facultad de Fisioterapia, Universidad de Benha, Egipto.

Sujetos: Cuarenta y ocho niños diagnosticados con DMD, con edades comprendidas entre 8 y 12 años.

Intervención: Los niños fueron asignados aleatoriamente en dos grupos iguales (n = 24 por grupo). El grupo experimental recibió KT aplicado a los músculos extensores de la cabeza y el tronco junto con el programa tradicional de fisioterapia (TPT) durante 8 semanas. El grupo de control realizó únicamente el programa TPT durante el mismo período.

Medidas principales: Las variables primarias incluyeron la latencia y la amplitud del reflejo H, evaluadas mediante un dispositivo de electromiografía en los músculos elevador de la escápula e iliocostal lumbar. Además, se utilizó la Escala Multidimensional de Fatiga (MFS) del Inventario de Calidad de Vida Pediátrica (PedsQL) tanto para los niños como para sus padres, con datos recogidos al inicio y después de la intervención.

Resultados: Los resultados mostraron diferencias significativas en los músculos elevador de la escápula e iliocostal lumbar después de un período de intervención de ocho semanas, con mayores cambios en el grupo experimental en comparación con el grupo de control. Asimismo, la comparación de las puntuaciones del PedsQL y del MFS antes y después de la intervención mostró mejoras significativas.

Conclusiones: El vendaje neuromuscular (KT) puede mejorar el control de la cabeza y el tronco en pacientes con DMD.

Biografía del autor/a

Manal Helmy Koura, Faculty of Physical Therapy

Department of Physical Therapy for pediatrics and its surgery, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
Noha S. ElSerty, Faculty of Physical Therapy

Department of Basic Science, Benha University , Benha Egypt
Fatma Essam Amer, Faculty of Physical Therapy

Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics, Innovation University , 10th of Ramadan city , Egypt
Hebatallah Mohamed Said Zaghloul

Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Its Surgery, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
Hanady Abdallah Mouhamed, Faculty of Physical Therapy

Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics, Benha University , Benha, Egypt

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