Kinesio Taping for Tinnitus

This treatment might interest those who have trigger point, neck and shoulder issues that relate to their T. Kinesio taping is becoming more and more popular treatment in physiotherapy for various muscle and fascia disorders. Treating T with kinesio taping is interesting, but I personally don't expect too much from this. I might try this though with my PT.

Link to presentation: http://www.tinnitusheal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/KINESIO-TAPING-FOR-TINNITUS3.ppt

Link to news section of the site that has this. Some content in Finnish: http://www.tinnitusheal.com/uutiset/

 

Quite interesting, thanks. I will discuss this with my neck physio who does medical taping coming saturday or end of the month with my manual therapist. As these are the exact muscles that I'm working on. Trapezius, sclenius, SCM.

https://docs.google.com/viewerng/vi...015/01/KINESIO-TAPING-FOR-TINNITUS3.ppt&hl=fi

 

Same here - the 4 trigger points on slide 7 are the exact same problem areas I have.

 

I have tried the KT tape also near my jaw....maybe try once again.

 

Effectiveness of Kinesio taping in the treatment of somatosensory tinnitus: A randomized controlled trial

Highlights
Kinesio taping improves somatosensory tinnitus associated with neck complaints.
Kinesio taping could be a feasible treatment alternative for subjects diagnosed with somatosensory tinnitus.

Abstract
Background and purpose
The clinical effects of Kinesio taping (KT) for somatosensory tinnitus have not been confirmed. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of KT applied to the sternocleidomastoid, upper trapezius, and levator scapulae muscles for somatosensory tinnitus associated with neck complaints.

Materials and methods
Thirty-patients were randomly assigned to the KT group (n = 15) and the sham-taping (ST) group (n = 15). Tinnitus-severity was measured using a visual analog scale (tinnitus-VAS) as a primary outcome. Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), cervical pain-VAS, and neck disability index (NDI) were used for the assessments of tinnitus handicap, neck pain, and disability.

Results
Tinnitus-VAS, THI, cervical pain-VAS, and NDI improved significantly in the KT group after the intervention (all P ≤ 0.001). In the ST group, no significant differences in outcome measures were found in the fourth-week.

Conclusion
KT is more effective than sham-taping in improving somatosensory tinnitus associated with neck complaints.

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1744388119301884