The Effect of Kinesio Taping Application for Dysmenorrhea

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2016-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Dysmenorrhea is a common symptom in daily practice of gynecology. Different kind of treatment strategies are being held. But invasive and pharmacological therapies have good outcome with systemic side effects. Kinesio taping is being widely used in different pain conditions. Kinesio taping is a noninvasive and nonpharmacological, easy-to-use intervention method which can be used in outpatient practice without systemic side effects.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi
• Treatments: Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Diclofenac

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Dysmenorrhea

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnancy

• surgical abdominal emergency

• metabolic or inflammatory illnesses or cardiovascular diseases,

• endocrine disorders such as diabetes, thyroid disorders, androgen excess (hyperprolactinemia, uncontrolled thyroid disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Cushing's syndrome, androgen-secreting tumor),

• smokers

• using pharmaceutical agents such as anti-inflammatory agents that could possibly impact on endocrine and liver enzymes

• musculoskeletal pain

• inguinal hernia