Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.

		Kinesiotaping group (n=27)						Sham group (n=21)
	n	%	Mean±SD	Mean	Min-Max	n	%	Mean±SD	Mean	Min-Max	p
Age (year)			48.4±10.6					46.8±5.1			0.52
Gender
Male	9	33.3				7	33.3
Female	18	66.7				14	66.7
Education (years)				8	5-15				8	0-11	0.73
Occupation											0.81
Housewife	7	25.9				8	38.1
Worker	11	40.2				8	37.6
Retired	9	33.9				5	24.3
Symptomatic side											0.54
Dominant	17	63				15	71.4
Non-dominant	10	37				6	28.6
Symptom duration (months)				4	3-60				3	3-48	0.51
SD: Standard deviation; Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum