The Effect of Kinesiotaping on Pain, Functionality and Ultrasound Parameters in Patients with Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: A Randomised Sham-controlled Study

Objective:We investigated the effect of kinesiotaping on pain, functionality and ultrasound parameters in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS).Materials and Methods:Seventy-five patients with SIS were randomly classified into the following three groups: Kinesiotaping (KT), conventional exercise (CE) and sham-kinesiotaping (sham-KT). Each group underwent a two-week treatment programme. The patients were then evaluated in terms of pain analysed using the visual analogue scale (VAS), joint range of motion and disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) questionnaire, before and after treatment. In addition, the supraspinatus tendon (SsT) thickness and acromiohumeral distance (AHD) parameters were measured using ultrasonography (US).Results:There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of post-treatment VAS scores obtained at night and during activity. According to the post-hoc analysis, these differences were observed in the CE group (p