Effect of Kinesio taping on Pregnancy-related low back pain: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnancy-related low back pain (PLBP) affects the daily living activities of pregnant women, even leading to fetal agitation and threatened abortion. Kinesio taping (KT) can improve the circulation of blood and provide elastic supports, which is a reliable method to treat low back pain. At present, although many studies have been published on the effects of KT on PLBP, the results are inconsistent, and some studies even report that KT does not affect PLBP. there is still a lack of high-level clinical evidence for the treatment of PLBP with KT. Therefore, this study proposes a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of published Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KT for PLBP.

Methods

This protocol is guided by the

SUBMITTER: Xue X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8775207 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature