Kinesio taping reduces elbow pain during resisted wrist extension in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis: a randomized, double-blinded, cross-over study

Table 2 Means (SD) for pretest, posttest, and changes in outcomes by tapings

	Pretest	Posttest	Difference	^aSignificance for the changes
			(Posttest - pretest)	Z-value	P-value
Pain-1 kg (0~ 10)
Kinesio taping	4.4 (2.4)	2.3 (2.0)	−2.1 (1.6)	−3.081	0.002
Sham taping	3.3 (2.3)	2.7 (2.1)	−0.7 (0.8)	− 2.428	0.015
Pain-at rest (0~ 10)
Kinesio taping	1.7 (2.1)	1.0 (1.3)	−0.7 (1.5)	−1.633	0.102
Sham taping	2.1 (2.1)	1.5 (1.6)	−0.6 (0.7)	−2.460	0.014
PFG (kg)
Kinesio taping	10.70 (8.03)	14.02 (10.56)	3.31 (5.05)	−2.615	0.009
Sham taping	12.59 (8.44)	15.01 (10.47)	2.43 (3.31)	−2.783	0.005
PPT(lbf)
Kinesio taping	3.1 (2.6)	3.9 (4.1)	0.8 (1.6)	−2.414	0.016
Sham taping	2.5 (1.7)	3.5 (4.1)	1.0 (3.2)	−1.162	0.245

Pain-1 kg pain when holding a 1-kg weight, PFG pain-free grip strength, PPT pressure pain threshold
^aSignificance was assessed with Wilcoxon signed-rank test

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