The Effect of Kinesiotapping and Stretching Exercise on Low Back Pain
Keywords:
Kinesiotapping, Pain, Low Back PainAbstract
Low back pain is a common condition associated with reduced physical function, poor mental health outcomes, and a reduced quality of life, and is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Low back pain can be treated with physiotherapy. Physiotherapy modalities that can be used to treat low back pain include kinesiotapping and stretching. Various physiotherapy modalities and techniques can be administered to low back pain sufferers, including kinesiotapping and stretching exercises. Kinesiotaping increases flexibility by stimulating stretching of the skin and muscle fascia. Kinesiotaping supports muscle movement, reduces pain, and improves fascial and joint alignment. Kinesiotaping normalizes movement function and nerve signals. These effects result in reduced pain in low back pain. Stretching is a general term used to describe any therapeutic maneuver designed to increase soft tissue extensibility with the aim of increasing flexibility and range of motion by lengthening (elongating) structures that have adaptively shortened and become hypomobile. This study aims to determine the effect of kinesiotaping and stretching on pain in low back pain. The research method used was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest one-group design, comparing the pretest and posttest. The study was conducted at the Mabbulossibatang Clinic and Sekolah Lansia Abdie Harapan. The study was conducted from April to October 2025.The results showed that a combination of kinesiotaping and stretching exercises was effective in reducing pain intensity in individuals with low back pain. The results showed that after undergoing a series of interventions, there was a significant improvement in the level of pain experienced by the subjects. Therefore, the combination of these two therapies can be considered a successful approach to managing low back pain.
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