BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) is characterized by pain and functional limitation being frequent in people practicing physical activities involving repeated movements of upper limbs above the head. This study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of Kinesio Taping (KT) for pain and scapular dyskinesis and at checking whether there is association between pain and scapular dyskinesis in people with SIS and practicing physical activities. METHOD: Fifteen amateur male athletes with SIS were evaluated. Slide Scapular Lateral Test was used to evaluate scapular dyskinesis and visual numerical scale (VNS) was used to evaluate pain at rest, during activities and at effort. KT was placed after tests. All patients were evaluated before and two weeks after KT. Chi-square and t paired tests were used for statistical analysis with significance of p < 0.05. RESULTS: There have been significant differences in VNS scores for pain at rest (p = 0.03), at daily activities (p = 0.001) and at effort (p = 0.001) before and after KT. There has also been statistical difference in scapular dyskinesis at re-evaluation (p = 0.001). There has been no statistically significant association between pain and dyskinesis. CONCLUSION: KT has improved scapular dyskinesis and pain scores of people practicing physical activities with SIS, however there has been no association between pain and dyskinesis.
Athletic tape; Pain; Shoulder impingement syndrome
