Kinesiology taping as an alternative to painkillers used for the reduction of menstrual pains

Tomasz Wilk, Magdalena Niewęgłowska-Wilk, Izabela Załęska

T. Wilk, M. Niewęgłowska-Wilk, I. Załęska: Kinesiology taping as an alternative to painkillers used for the reduction of menstrual pains. FP 2015;15(4);82-88

Abstract

Aim. The evaluation of the efficiency of kinesiotaping application as an alternative to analgesics in the treatment of menstrual pain in women.
Materials and Methods. 40 subjects (women aged 20-35 years) with regular menstrual cycles took part in the study. Prior to the first taping treatment or the first observation (in the study and control group, respectively) each woman assessed the severity of her menstrual pain using the visual analogue scale (VAS). Two days before the expected menstruation 20 subjects were treated with two tapes fixed laterally in the lower abdominal area. Tapes were kept on the skin for 7 days. The procedure was repeated each month for three consecutive months. The other 20 subjects were the control group in which the treatment was not introduced. All 40 women were asked to evaluate the severity of the pain on the fifth day of their menstruation. The assessment was performed each month for three consecutive months.
Results. Menstrual pain was assessed as 5 to 7 in the visual analogue scale (VAS). The pain decreased to 1 or 0 as a result of the implemented treatment. The application of kinesiology taping resulted in the absence of menstruation pain or the occurrence of mild pain. No changes related to pain reduction were noted in the control group.
Conclusions. Kinesiology taping is an efficient alternative to the application of analgesics in reducing menstrual pain in women.

Key words:
physiotherapy, elastic therapeutic tape, menstrual pain

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