Kinesio taping in the vascular symptoms in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
a case report
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https://doi.org/10.34024/rnc.2014.v22.8084Keywords:
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Vascular Disease, Therapy specialty, TreatmentAbstract
Objective. We evaluated the effects of Kinesio Taping on improving vascular symptoms in patients with DMD. Method. Case study of two patients with DMD, male and age 10 and 15 respectively, wheelchair users with complaints related to vascular symptoms. The treatment program was made by applying Kinesio Taping, by the fan-tape technique in the posterior calf. The treatment lasted two weeks with two changes of taping per week. Patients were asked about vascular symptoms by pain Numeric Scale, number of cramps and perimeter. For data analysis we used the effect improvement by percentage. Results. Patient I had improved 80% of the sense of weight, 57% in pain, 80% in tenderness, 57% in discomfort and 66% in tingling. A cramp occurred 2 times daily and was reduced to any episode during the treatment. For patient II, there was an improvement of 100% for pain, tenderness and tingling and 66% in discomfort. The cramps were reported once a day before treatment, with only one episode during treatment. Conclusions. The application of linfotaping in patients with DMD was effective in reducing vascular symptoms, but we suggest a permanent treatment aimed at the maintenance and improvement of vascular discomforts.
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