Application effect of sports taping technique combined with therapeutic training in knee osteoarthritis
Objective To investigate the application effect of sports taping technique combined with therapeutic training in knee osteoarthritis(KOA).Methods Forty patients with KOA admitted in the outpatient and inpatient departments from April to December 2023 were selected as the research objects.The patients were divided into control group and experimental group according to the random number table method,with 20 cases in each group.The control group was treated with therapeutic training,and the experimental group was treated with sports taping technique combined with therapeutic training.The improvement of the condition,Lysholm knee swelling score and clinical efficacy were compared between the two groups.Results After 2 weeks of treatment,the Visual Analogue Score(VAS)and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index(WOMAC)scores of the experimental group were lower than those of the control group,and the knee flexion range of motion(ROM)was greater than that of the control group,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).After 2 weeks of treatment,the Lysholm knee swelling score of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the total effective rate of treatment between the two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion Sports taping technique combined with therapeutic training for KOA can promote the improvement of the disease,reduce the degree of swelling,and has better curative effect.