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Effects of exercise and Kinesio taping on abdominal recovery in women with cesarean section: a pilot randomized controlled trial
- Source :
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 293:557-565
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2015.
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Abstract
- Abdominal muscle strength decreases and fat ratio in the waist region increases following cesarean section. Kinesio taping (KT) is an easily applicable method and stimulates muscle activation. The aim of this pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to investigate the effects of KT combined with exercise in women with cesarean section on abdominal recovery compared to the exercise alone. Twenty-four women in between the fourth and sixth postnatal months who had cesarean section were randomly assigned to KT + exercise (n = 12) group or exercise group (n = 12). KT was applied twice a week for 4 weeks on rectus abdominis, oblique abdominal muscles and cesarean incision. All women were instructed to carry out posterior pelvic tilt, core stabilization and abdominal correction exercises. Outcome measures were evaluated with the manual muscle test, sit-up test, abdominal endurance test, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), circumference measurements and Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ). Mann–Whitney U and Wilcoxon tests were used to analyze data. p
- Subjects :
- Adult
Pelvic tilt
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Waist
Visual analogue scale
Rectus Abdominis
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0302 clinical medicine
Randomized controlled trial
Pregnancy
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Abdomen
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Humans
Pain Management
Exercise
Rectus abdominis muscle
Physical Therapy Modalities
Circumference measurements
Abdominal Muscles
Pain Measurement
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Core (anatomy)
Cesarean Section
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
030229 sport sciences
General Medicine
Athletic Tape
Exercise Therapy
Treatment Outcome
Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire
Physical therapy
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Details
- ISSN :
- 14320711 and 09320067
- Volume :
- 293
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8cd1865c0c8da34241c05843fe33fa31