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The Effects Of Cervical Kinesiotaping On Neck Pain, Range Of Motion, And Disability In Patients Following Thyroidectomy: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial, Aysun Genç, Süleyman Utku Çeli̇k, Volkan Genç, Derya Öztuna, Bi̇rkan Sonel Tur
The Effects Of Cervical Kinesiotaping On Neck Pain, Range Of Motion, And Disability In Patients Following Thyroidectomy: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial, Aysun Genç, Süleyman Utku Çeli̇k, Volkan Genç, Derya Öztuna, Bi̇rkan Sonel Tur
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: This was a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled study.Thyroidectomy is a frequently performed surgical procedure and head and neck extension during this operation facilitates surgery. Patients may experience postoperative neck pain and cervical range of motion (ROM) limitation due to the surgical position following thyroidectomy. It was aimed herein to investigate the short-term effects of kinesiotaping(KT) applied to the cervical spine on neck pain, ROM, and disability in patients following thyroidectomy. Materials and methods: A total of 74 patients were randomly assigned to be treated with either KT (Group 1, n = 37) or sham taping (Group 2, n = 37) …