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박영숙/Park YS
김현정/Kim HJ
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to investigate the effects of a taping method on pain and ROM of the knee joint in the elderly.
Method: The subjects were seniors registered in a senior welfare center in D city. An experimental group of 30 persons and acontrol group of 33 persons were chosen and according to the proper conditions and a knee pain score was marked from 1-5 on a Numerical Pain Rating Scale. For the experimental group, the taping method was conducted three times a week for four weeks (twelve times in all) but the control group did not receive taping.. The measuring instrument of knee pain was a numerical pain rating scale from 0 to 10 and the ROM score was the average value of three measured values witha goniometer. The data was analyzed with SPSS WIN 10.0 using an χ2-test, t-test,repeated measures ANOVA, and time contrast.
Result: Knee joint pain was significantly decreased in the experimental group over that of the control group (p=.001). In addition, knee joint ROM of the experimental group was significantly improved over that of the control group (p=.001).
Conclusion: It was proven that the taping method was effective for pain relief and increasing ROM of the knee joint in the elderly.
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KeyWords
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테이핑 요법, 노인, 무릎 통증, 무릎 관절가동범위, Taping method, Elderly, Knee joint pain, Kneejoint ROM
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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