Table 2. Scores of outcome measures of the patients.
Kinesiotaping group (n=27) | Sham group (n=21) | |||||||||||||||||
Pre-treatment | Post-treatment | Pre-treatment | Post-treatment | |||||||||||||||
% | Mean±SD | Mean | Min-Max | % | Mean±SD | Mean | Min-Max | p | % | Mean±SD | Mean | Min-Max | % | Mean±SD | Mean | Min-Max | p | |
Resisted wrist extension test positivity | 88.9 | 70.4 | 0.06 | 85.7 | 66.7 | 0.12 | ||||||||||||
Resisted 3P extension test positivity | 74.1 | 70.4 | 1.00 | 61.9 | 61.9 | |||||||||||||
Passive stretch test positivity | 11.1 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 9.5 | ||||||||||||||
Tenderness | 0.08 | 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||
No | 0 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Mild | 11.1 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 11.6 | ||||||||||||||
Moderate | 25.9 | 25.9 | 19 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||
Marked | 63 | 44.4 | 76.2 | 70.3 | ||||||||||||||
VAS pain (0-10 cm) | 7.1±2.1 | 5.6±2.7 | 0.001* | 7.7±1.7 | 5.8±2.1 | 0.001* | ||||||||||||
PRTEE | ||||||||||||||||||
Pain (0-50) | 29.2±9.7 | 25.7±13.7 | 0.10 | 34.1±5.2 | 30.9±9.1 | 0.07 | ||||||||||||
Function (0-50) | 32.0±11.1 | 28.2±14.1 | 0.001* | 36.3±9.8 | 30.7±12.4 | 0.001* | ||||||||||||
Total (0-100) | 59.4±21.3 | 49.1±25.1 | 0.01* | 70.4±13.6 | 61.6±20.7 | 0.01* | ||||||||||||
Grip strength (kg) | 21.3±10.1 | 21.9±10.6 | 0.44 | 15.3±5.1 | 15.9±5.4 | 0.55 | ||||||||||||
Wrist ext peak torque (Nm) | 4.1 | 1.5-16.8 | 3.9 | 1.7-16.1 | 0.75 | 4.2 | 2-9.2 | 3.8 | 2-9 | 0.47 | ||||||||
Wrist ext peak torque/BW (Nm/Kg) | 0.1±0.0 | 0.06±0.04 | 0.89 | 0.1±0.0 | 0.1±0.0 | 0.57 | ||||||||||||
SD: Standard deviation; Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum; 3P: Third finger, VAS: Visual analog scale; PRTEE: The Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation Questionnaire; Ext: Extensor; BW: Body weight; * Statistically significant difference. |