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Ethnopharmacology 2019

& Physiotherapy Congress 2019

Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ISSN: 2249-622X | Volume 9

Page 42

OF EXCELLENCE

IN INTERNATIONAL

MEETINGS

YEARS

March 27-28, 2019 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

PHARMACOLOGY AND ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

International Conference and Exhibition on

GLOBAL PHYSIOTHERAPY, PHYSICAL

REHABILITATION AND SPORTS MEDICINE

Joint Event on

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF KINESIO TAPING® AND

LASER THERAPY ON KNEE JOINT POSITION SENSE, PAIN INTENSITY, AND

FUNCTION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

Vahid Mazloum

Islamic Azad University of Karaj, Iran

Introduction:

Conservative rehabilitation methods are assumed as a fundamental part of treatment in pa-

tients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The objective was to investigate the influence of kinesio taping® (KT®) and

low level laser therapy (LT) on pain intensity, function, and knee joint position sense (JPS) in such patients.

Results:

Both methods can significantly improve pain intensity, reduce the time to perform ‘Up and Go test’,

and reduce the angle reproduction error of 60º knee flexion (P<0.001). Mean difference for target angle re-

production error was more significant in KT group compared to LT group (P<0.001); while no significant mean

difference was found for other measurements (P>0.05).

Conclusion:

KT® and low level laser can improve pain, knee JPS, and function in clients with knee OA; however

there is better effect of KT® on knee JPS.

Vahid Mazloum, Asian J Biomed Pharmaceut Sci 2019, Volume 9 | DOI: 10.4066/2249-622X-C1-017

Vahid Mazloum is a physical therapist from Iran. He completed his PhD from sports Injuries department, Shahid Ba-

hoonar University of Kerman in 2017. Since 2015, he became academic member in Islamic Azad University of Karaj.

Since 2011, he is working as a physical therapist to visit clients with musculoskeletal disorders in his private outpatient

clinic. He is invited in many domestic and international conferences as a speaker, lecturing about the management

of chronic low back pain and also written a book regarding the exercise therapy in orthopedic disorders. His research

interests include musculoskeletal rehabilitation among athletes and non-athletes population. He is now working on

the effectiveness of dry needling on chronic low back pain for post-doctoral fellowship program.

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