Comment to “The effects of Kinesio taping of lower limbs on functional mobility, spasticity, and range of motion of children with spastic cerebral palsy” by Mirjavad Tabatabaee et al.

摘要

We read the article with interest titled “The effects of Kinesio taping of lower limbs on functional mobility, spasticity, and range of motion of children with spastic cerebral palsy” published in The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery on 29th October (2019) 55:70 [1]. We want to commend the authors for this useful clinical study and a significant contribution towards the body of scientific knowledge related to evidence-based cerebral palsy (CP) rehabilitation. The study evaluates the effect of Kinesio taping (KT) in children with spastic CP. The study population comprises diplegic and quadriplegic CP children equally allocated into two groups. Group A received conventional therapy plus sham KT, whereas Group B received conventional plus real KT. The study uses goniometric measurements for the joint range of motion, Modified Ashworth Scale for spasticity, and Timed Up and Go Test for functional mobility of the lower limbs. Although the introduction, research design, and statistical analysis are plausible, there are few methodological concerns in the article which need to be addressed by the authors.