- 밸런스테이핑이 하지 관절염 노인의 하지통증과 무릎관절가동범위에 미치는 효과
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- 박가윤,박경숙,Park. Ka-Yoon,Park. Kyung-Sook
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- 성인간호학회지
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2010년|22권 3호|pp.312-321 (10 pages)
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- 성인간호학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of balance taping on pain and Range of Motion (ROM). ROM of the knee joint in the elderly with lower limbs arthritis. Methods: This study was a nonequivalent pretest-posttest design, quasi-experimental study. An experimental group of 35 elderly and a control group of 35 elderly were assigned. Subjects responses to the Visual analogue Scale (VAS) and range of motion scores as measured by a joint goniometer. Data were analyzed by, t-test and repeated measures ANOVA. Results: In the experimental treatment group, the pain score was significantly decreased from 6.46 to 2.09 after balance taping (p<.001). In addition, knee joint ROM of the experimental group was significantly increased from 114.80 to 121.92 after balance taping (p=.003, p<.001, p<.001). Conclusion: This is a very important study as it is an excellent treatment that nurses can utilize and these data support the efficacy of the method.