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This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effects of various corrective exercises and supportive tools in individuals with genu valgum. To ensure a comprehensive review, a search for original research, review articles, and clinical trials in both Persian and English was conducted using databases such as WOS, SID, ISC, Magiran, Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar. The search covered publications during January 2008 to March 2023. A total of 76 relevant articles were selected based on strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, with 22 articles ultimately reviewed and analyzed regarding the effects of various corrective exercises and supportive tools on genu valgum. Findings from one study indicated that aerobic exercises had a significant impact on reducing body mass index (BMI) and the severity of genuvalgum. Other studies reported positive effects of resistance and corrective exercises on improving muscle electrical activity and knee stability. One study demonstrated that the use of orthotic insoles could significantly enhance knee joint support during stair descent. Six studies highlighted the positive effects of using orthoses, wedges, and braces in individuals with genu valgum. Conversely, one study pointed out the negative impact of these tools, citing the reduced limiting angle of the brace, increased applied forces, and, ultimately, greater injury risk. However, findings from three studies overwhelmingly supported the positive effects of using kinesiotape in individuals with genu valgum, providing optimism about the effectiveness of these interventions. In conclusion, our review underscores the promising potential of corrective exercises, particularly resistance exercises with TheraBand, and the combination of these with supportive tools such as insoles for arch support and kinesiotape. These interventions show significant promise in reducing the degree of knee valgus in individuals with genu valgum. This hopeful outlook can inspire healthcare professionals and individuals seeking evidence-based interventions for genu valgum, empowering them with the knowledge to make informed decisions about their care.

The purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of single session resting and kinesio taping on pain level, disability and range of motion among individuals who complained of pain and discomfort in the neck after using a smartphone.

Twenty-four individuals with average age of 25.71 years, who complained of pain and discomfort in the neck after using a smartphone, participated in this quasi-experimental study. During two consecutive days, they received conservative interventions including resting and kinesio taping exercise. The duration of each intervention was one session. The level of pain, disability and the cervical spine's range of motion were measured with the visual analog scale (VAS), the neck disability index questionnaire and cervical spine's range of motion using the standard goniometer before starting the treatment (immediately after 15 minutes of using the smartphone), and after performing resting and taping interventions. The data were analyzed by ANOVA with repeated measures (p<0.05).

Both resting and taping methods were significantly decreased the mean score of pain and disability of the neck, but the effect of taping was more. The results also showed that both intervention methods led to a significant increase in cervical spine's range of motion, but the effectiveness of taping was higher than resting.

The results of this study showed that kinesio tape technique in comparing with resting can more effectively decreased the amount of pain and disability in the neck as well as incising cervical spine's range of motion in smartphone users.

Improving postural control is essential as a basic functional ability to perform daily life activities. Muscle fatigue disrupts information received from sensory input to the brain, affects postural control, and reduces balance. Regarding the fundamental role of the foot as the principal point of contact between land and body, any external intervention that affecting the foot can therefore affect the balance. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the immediate effect of ankle taping on the ability to maintain static and dynamic balances with and without visual input before and after fatigue.

The statistical population of the present study was female colleague students of Bu-Ali Sina University. 20 female volunteers were enrolled in this study as a study population according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Criteria for inclusion in the study were: the right foot was the dominant foot, no obvious deformities in the lower extremities and normal navicular height. The interventions used in the present study included the application of Kinesiotape by basket weave method in the ankle and the creation of fatigue by the Bruce fatigue protocol. The static and dynamic balance of the subjects before and after taping with and without visual information were examined before and after fatigue using a Biodex balance system. Data were analyzed using repeated-measures ANOVA test (p<0.05) using SPSS software.

The effect of time (with and without fatigue) and condition (with and without Kinesiotape) was not significant in any of the studied variables (p≥0.05). Also, the interaction of time and position in improving static balance in open eye (p=0.13) and closed eye (p=0.297) and dynamic balance (p = 0.738) before and after fatigue protocol did not showed a significant difference.

According to the results, ankle taping before and after the application of fatigue protocol in healthy individuals did not lead to improved static and dynamic balance. It seems that more studies are needed to show whether taping increases the ability to control the posture or it is more of a placebo role.

Landing is a typical sports motion that can create impact force 2-12 times of body weight, and finally, it’s one of the main reasons for non-contact injuries in ankle ligaments. Specialized. The usual effects of Kinesio tape include increasing proprioception, health direction of joints, reducing pain, and raising pressure on nervous tissue. The study aimed to investigate the effect of Kinesio taping on ankle joint kinematics during landing on stiff and soft surfaces in ankle sprain and healthy persons.

The method of the present study was quasi-experimental with a two-group design in control groups (without ankle sprain) and experimental (with an ankle sprain). A total of 30 male students of the Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman were purposefully and accessibly selected and divided into two groups with (15 students) and without ankle sprains (15 students). Then, they performed both landing operations on stable and unstable surfaces, with and without Kinesio tape. Maximum dorsi and plantar flexion, supination, pronation and maximum ankle angular velocity parameters were recorded by a three-dimensional motion analysis system. Statistical analysis was performed using independent t-test and repeated measures analysis of variance at the significant level of 0.05.

There was no significant reduction in plantar flexion of the ankle in healthy and twisted individuals while landing on stable and unstable surfaces with and without Kinesio tape (P≤0.07), but there was a significant reduction in the dorsiflexion in both groups(P≤0.001). On the other hand, there was no significant decrease in pronation (P≤0.66), but there was a significant decrease in foot supination (P≤0.001).

Generally, Kinesio tape in recovery ankle movement is offered to persons for ankle sprain. Thus recommendation landing exercises fare with more flexion angle and less knee joint valgus and more dorsiflexion angle at ankle joint and preferable on the unstable surfaces.

 Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common disorders of the knee joint. It is characterized by pain, reduced proprioception, and altered pattern of vastus muscle activation, which effectively maintain the balance needed for performing daily living activities such as walking and running. One treatment method that can reduce pain and improve balance in people with PFPS is Kinesiology Taping (KT). Considering the physiological and anatomical differences in the knee structure of men and women and the importance of studying the effect of KT on the dynamic balance of men with PFPS, this study aims to compare the effect of KT on dynamic balance and pain of men and women with unilateral PFPS.

This is a quasi-experimental and non-randomized clinical trial. The participants were 30 males and 31 females aged 18-40 years suffering from unilateral PFPS. They were recruited using a convenience sampling method. First, the subjects performed the Y-balance test three times in each of the anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral directions. The maximum score obtained from the three repetitions in each direction was divided by the limb length and recorded in percentage as a dynamic balance score. After 5 minutes of rest and performing initial tests, the subjects performed the intervention. In this stage, KT with a tension equal to 50%-75% of its initial length was applied on the patella of the involved limb to cause medial glide. The effectiveness of KT was examined under a single-leg squat-test. For this purpose, all subjects performed unilateral squatting on their affected leg for 10 seconds with 45 degrees of knee flexion before and after KT, while their pain level was recorded using the visual analog scale. In case of a 50% reduction in pain, the subjects were allowed to enter the final stage (performing the Y-balance test); otherwise, patellar taping was repeated to obtain the appropriate pain reduction.

 Within-group comparison of balance parameters before and after KT using the paired t-test showed an increase in the reach distance at three directions in the Y-balance test, revealing a significant improvement in the dynamic balance following KT (P<0.05). According to the independent t-test results, there was no significant difference in balance parameters between males and females before and after the intervention (P>0.05). Moreover, the pain was significantly reduced in both genders after KT (P<0.05), but its difference between men and women was not statistically significant (P>0.05).

 KT is an appropriate therapeutic intervention for improving dynamic balance and reducing pain in people with PFPS. It seems that KT has the same effect on dynamic balance and pain of women and men with PFPS.

Non-medicinal treatments are suggested for controlling Multiple Sclerosis (MS) because of given high the prevalence of this disease, the high costs of drug treatment, side effects of the drug, and the lack of definitive treatment of the disease with existing drug. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect tactile stimulation of ankle by Kinesio Tape on walking kinematic properties in women with multiple sclerosis.

statistical sample of this study consisted of 10 women with multiple sclerosis) EDSS =5-6.5, age 20-35 years, height 161.12 ± 63 cm, mass 65.27 ± 7 Kg and BMI 24/98 ± /59 kg/m²). as the experimental group and 10 healthy matched women as control group.
 Anthropometric measurements and three dimensional kinematic features of the lower extremities joints were recorded by the motion analysis system during standing and walking with and without Kinesio tape on the ankle. Data were analyzed by repeated measures and Manova and SPSS software with significance level of (P<0.05).

The results of the study showed that multiple sclerosis influenced on walking pattern and the kinematic features and causing walking disorder. The use of kinesio tape significantly reduced the amount of stride time (P = 0.004).

Kinesio tape reduced step time by the increase of sensory inputs through elasticity of skin. The reduction of step time means the increase in the speed of walking. It indicated the more awareness of the patients from foot position and the more confidence for increasing speed step.

This study is a protocol of a double-blind randomized clinical trial with the aim of determining the effect of ankle KinesioTape® in addition to the routine physiotherapy approach on walking and balance of children with cerebral palsy (CP) suffering from spastic diplegia.

The present clinical trial was performed on 20 children who were randomly divided into the two groups of control and intervention. 4 weeks of routine physiotherapy program was carried out for all the participants in both groups. In the intervention group, the KinesioTape® was applied to the ankles of the patients for 4 weeks in addition to the routine treatment. After completing this course, a 6-week follow-up phase was conducted for both groups, in which both groups received routine physiotherapy treatment. The treatment program was repeated twice a week. The outcome measures included modified Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), and Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS). The normal distribution of the data was determined using the Shapiro-Wilks test. Paired-sample t-test and Wilcoxon nonparametric test were employed to analyze the data and check for changes before and after the treatment in each group. Additionally, the repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare between the two groups (P < 0.05).

KinesioTape® improves voluntary movement, coordination and balance, and functional independence in children with CP. According to the comprehensive search of literature, it seems that no study to date has examined the effect of ankle equinus corrective KinesioTaping® on walking and balance in children with spastic diplegia. The results of the study can be used to examine the effectiveness of the addition of ankle Kinesio Taping® to physiotherapy on the function and balance of these children.

One of the treatment methods for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome is kinesio tape. Since there have not been any systematic review on this issue, the present systematic review was conducted to investigate the effects of kinesio tape in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Using several keywords, including Carpal tunnel syndrome, Median nerve, Kinesio tape, and Physiotherapy, a literature search was performed for the period between 2000-2018, in Google scholar, Pubmed, PEDro, Science Direct, Springer, Ovid, ProQuest, Cochrane library, and Scopus databases.

Among the articles found, only those using kinesio tape for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome were included in the study. Out of 50 articles, only 11 were included in the study and other studies were excluded.

All the papers studied showed pain relief, increased grip and pinch strength, decreased median nerve cross sectional area, reduced distal latency, increased median nerve speed, and improvement in the questionnaires. Studies that used kinesio tape along with other physiotherapy treatments indicated an increased effect on the recovery of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, especially in the long term.

Abstract

Lighting directly and indirectly affects employees' mental health and their performance. Good lighting is required for good visibility of the environment and should provide a luminous environment that is human-friendly and appropriate for the visual task performed. Optimal lighting is one of the most important issues in providing the physical conditions of different places, especially the workplace. Lighting can provide comfortable working conditions, especially visual comfort. Life on Earth cannot be imagined without light. Defects in the qualitative and quantitative aspects of lighting in the workplace can cause visual discomfort and reduce the productivity and efficiency of an individual. Therefore, monitoring the intensity of brightness and color temperature of light is essential to maintain and enhance the health of employees. The quantity and quality of lighting can also affect one's mental health. For example, one of the factors associated with depression is the defect in the quantity and quality of ambient lighting. Correlated color temperatures (CCT) of light play an important role in human psychological and physiological needs. In regards of human perception, two of the most important characteristics of lights are illumination and correlated color temperature (CCT). Studies have proven that different CCT provided by different lighting are important in affecting human beings psychologically and physiologically, through their visual and non-visual processes.. According to European standard EN 12665, visual comfort is defined as a person's mental well-being in the workplace. Studies on lighting in industrial environments have been conducted more frequently and public and office environments have received less attention. CCT is found to have effects on visual and mental fatigue. The right selection of CCT in an office environment will benefit its occupants in terms of visual comfort and reduction of daytime sleepiness. Studies have shown that insufficient and uncomfortable lightning conditions in office environments increase the risk of visual and ergonomic disorders in long term. The aim of this study was to evaluate the illumination and color temperature and its relationship with visual comfort in administrative staff in Hamadan city (west of Iran).

This cross-sectional study was conducted in 50 rooms and among 70 staff of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences and random sampling. In this study, the intensity of illumination at the work surface and at the height of the individual eye The intensity of the local illumination at the work surface and at the level of the individual eye level was measured at the user's point of view and the angles and distances were accurately observed and measured with the presence of the user in the presence of semiconductors or other factors. Also intensity of the Keywords Lighting Color Temperature Visual Fatigue Received: 27/02/2018 Published: 04/04/2020 ID Keywords Kinesio Tape Sport exercise Key pinch Assembly worker DASH Received: 2019-26-06 Accepted: 2020-08-02

Musculoskeletal risk factors are multi factorial with physical and psychosocial factors. Physical and Psychosocial risk factors include repetitive tasks, awkward postures, the use of force and job satisfaction, workplace stress, respectively. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) refer to those in which muscles, blood vessels and nerves around such joints as the neck, shoulder, elbow, wrists, fingers, lower back and leg are involved. WMSDs can reduce working time, lower productivity and increase the health costs of industrial labor in both industrially developed and developing countries. The risk of MSDs increases when a body part is repeatedly used without any time for rest. These disorders are the main cause of disabilities and loss of productivity in the developed countries and are common among workers. Proper workstation design is essential especially in the industries that require manual operation by the operator. Neglecting ergonomic factors in the designation of the workstation causes damage to the musculoskeletal system of the individual workers. In the assembly lines, most of the tasks involve repetitive and precise activities, so assembly workers in these occupations suffer from the resulting physical as well as psychological stresses, which ultimately lead to musculoskeletal disorders. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among the assembly workers of an electronic component manufacturing industry, showed that more than half of the participants reported pain in their shoulder, wrists and lower back Although, hand pinch strength threshold is the best way to identify people at risk of limitation of motion, it is not yet fully known. Pinch strength assesses the function of hand. Measurement of pinch strength provides valuable information about the function and status of the upper limb and the neuromuscular system. Pinch strength can also be used as a measure of the amount of muscular damage or neurological impaired caused by trauma or surgery. In addition, pinch strength is a good indication of a person's overall physical condition. Assessment of pinch strength, compared to other tests, is simple, easy and of high reproducibility Pinch strength occurs when gripping with any of the fingers or a combination thereof, in concordance with the movement of the thumb whit no palm contact. Kinesio tape is a thin porous cloth with acrylic gluey. This adhesive tape can be stretched up to 140% of its normal length, allowing the joint and muscle to move in their full range without limiting the movement of the joint and the muscle. The mechanism of Kinesio tape therapeutic effect on pain relief is still unclear. In 1998, Kase and his colleagues found that the localized blood flow increases below the area that was taped. Kinesio tape are used in muscle treatment in two ways: 1. For muscles that are elongated, or the muscles in acute phase or those that are involved in overwork activities, the brigade is pushed from the muscular end to the muscle's origin, with the aim of inhibiting muscle function.2 - For muscles that are in the chronic phase or weak muscles, the type is pulled from the muscle origin to the muscle end, which facilitates muscle function. On other hand, in assembly workers, the risk of these disorders increases because the part of the body is used successively and without rest. The current study investigates the simultaneous effect of Kinesio Taping and exercise on maximal key pinch force in Electronically Company.

This research is a clinical trial study of women workers in the assembly unit of an electrical equipment manufacturing industry. In one session, the purpose and a complete overview of the study was fully explained to the 100 female workers employed in the assembly line of the manufacturing company. Selection criteria in this study were the lack of any 1) hand surgery in recent years, 2) osteoporosis, 3) hand fracture or disorder in a hand part and 4) malignant diseases or any known diseases that may affect the variables under study that were determined by the questionnaire and the interviews. Exclusion criteria also were 1) unwillingness to cooperate, 2) irregular participating in doing exercises 3) not completing the research tests and 4) having allergy to kinesio tape adhesives. Out of the one hundred workers invited, 66 accepted to participate in the study. Six workers were also excluded from these 66 participants due to lacking eligibility criteria for entering the program. In addition, during the study, seven workers in the control group showed unwillingness to cooperate, four workers from the exercise group were absent in more than 50% of the exercise sessions and nine workers in the taping and exercise group had adhesive allergy or showed non-willingness to cooperate. Therefore, 40 workers (11 in the taping & exercise intervention group, 16 in the exercise intervention group and 13 in the control group) were the research participants. The DASH (Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) questionnaire was used to measure the functional impairment of the upper extremity of the workers. The DASH self-assessment questionnaire contains 30 questions measuring performance and physical symptoms. This questionnaire was designed to describe the upper limb disabilities and disorders experienced by individuals as well as to monitor changes in the symptoms and functions over time. Each question has five alternatives to select: from "no difficulty" to "unable to perform activity" that are ranked in a scale of one to five points. Finally, the questionnaire score is calculated using the existing formulas. In 2008, Moussavi et al. translated the questionnaire into Persian and confirmed its validity and reliability. To measure pinch strength of hand, the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) protocol was used. According to its instruction, the participants sit on a chair in such a way that their arms are held tightly to their body without any rotation, and the wrists are in the position of 0-30 degrees of extension and 0-15 degrees of deflection to the ulnar. In this study, the pinch strength was measured three times for both hands, and the average of the three times of maximum effort of the individual to the dynamometer handle was recorded as the hand pinch strength per kg force. Reliability and validity of the Jamar dynamometer for measuring grip strength have been documented and it is described as a standard for measuring the hand strength. The intervention was performed for eight consecutive weeks, twice a week. All sessions were supervised by the physiotherapist and were during work hours at the workplace. At the beginning of each session and after preparing for exercises, the participants performed four trained stretching and strengthening exercises with a 30-second rest between repetitions. The first exercise was the bending of the wrist. In the second exercise, while the palm was placed on the table, the other hand was put on it and the participant tried to raise his fingers from the table. In the third exercise, while the elbow was straight, the participant held the first hand fingers with the other hand and held the wrist once up and once down. In the last exercise, while the wrist was straight, the fingers were bent from the second clause and kept in the same mode. At the end of the exercises, and after putting the kinesio tape on the hands of the first intervention group, the participants returned to their workplace to continue working. It should be noted that when exercising, the participants should not use kinesio tape. Data were analyzed by SPSS 20, paired T test and Pearson correlation coefficient and the P value was considered smaller than 0.05.

The present study was conducted on 40 female assemblers working in the electrical industry. The mean and standard deviation of the quantitative data are observable in Table 1. Descriptive statistics of the qualitative variables of the subjects are also presented in Table 2. Paired t-test showed that there was a significant difference between mean left and right hand stability time and upper extremity disability after and before kineso typing and exercise and exercise alone; had a positive. On the other hand, kinesio therapy and exercise have reduced upper extremity disability. It should be noted that these are not observed in the control group.In this study, as can be seen in Table 4, Pearson's correlation coefficient showed that among demographic variables, only age had a positive significant relationship with upper extremity disability score, and no significant relationship was found between other variables.