Effect of Kinesiology Taping on pain and load in the case of feet with bunionette deformity – a case report

Tobiasz Żłobiński, Anna Stolecka-Warzecha, Barbara Błońska-Fajfrowska

Tobiasz Żłobiński, Anna Stolecka-Warzecha, Barbara Błońska-Fajfrowska – Effect of Kinesiology Taping on pain and load in the case of feet with bunionette deformity – a case report. Fizjoterapia Polska 2021; 21(3); 178-185

Abstract
Objective. Assessment of the impact of Kinesiology Taping (KT) on the change of foot position and the way it functions in a standing position and while walking in the case of a patient with bunionette deformity.
Material and methods. The article is a report on the use of Kinesiology Taping in comprehensive conservative treatment in the case of bunionette deformity along with the assessment of the effectiveness of therapy through computer examination of the feet. The foot examination included three measurements made on a 3D scanner and on a baropodometric platform, assessing foot load while standing and walking. The first measurement was carried out before KT application, the second one immediately after the application, and the third measurement was made after the period of using KT for a month.
Results. The application of Kinesiology Taping influenced the anthropometric measurements of the foot, as well as the way of redistributing load on individual parts of the feet while standing and walking.
Conclusions. The use of Kinesiology Taping seems to have an impact on the way the foot is positioned, as well as the way the foot biomechanics are shaped in the event of bunionette deformity. In literature we have not found reports on a comprehensive method of conservative treatment of this defect using this method, which may be important in the treatment of patients who do not want or cannot undergo surgery.
Key words:
Kinesiology Taping, bunionette, little toes, foot
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