Effects of kinesiotaping combined with physical therapy in patients with migraine-associated neck pain: a randomized controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate the effects of kinesiotaping (KT) combined with physical therapy (PT) on pain severity and frequency, pressure pain threshold (PPT), disability, and quality of life (QoL) in migraine patients with neck pain, in addition to pharmacologic treatment.

Methods

Sixty patients with migraine were randomly allocated to the three groups and received PT for 6 weeks (12 sessions, including cervical exercises and mobilizations): treatment group (TG; n = 20), placebo group (PG; n = 20), and control group (CG; n = 20). KT in TG and sham taping in PG were administered during each session. Headache frequency, pain severity (VAS-headache, VAS-neck pain), PPT, neck disability, and QoL were evaluated at baseline and posttreatment.

Results

The TG showed a clinica

SUBMITTER: Biber EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548237 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature