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Could Kinesio tape replace the bandage in decongestive lymphatic therapy for breast-cancer-related lymphedema? A pilot study

Lymphedema
Author
Han-Ju Tsai et al.
Used Parameters : TBW
Publication Year : 2009
Country : Taiwan
Journal : Support Care Cancer
Goals of work The purpose of this study is to compare the treatment and retention effects between standard decongestive lymphatic therapy (DLT) combined with pneumatic compression (PC) and modified DLT, in which the use of a short-stretch bandage is replaced with the use of Kinesio tape (K-tape) combined with PC. Materials and methods Forty-one patients with unilateral breast-cancer-related lymphedema for at least 3 months were randomly grouped into the DLT group (bandage group, N= 21) or the modified DLT group (K …
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