Neural Therapy and Kinesio Taping Effectiveness in Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive impairment, and other physical symptoms that negatively affect physical and sensory functions and impair quality of life. Neural therapy and kinesio taping are treatments for musculoskeletal diseases. In this prospective, randomized controlled, double-blind, interventional study, 64 patients aged 18-55 years who met the eligibility criteria will be included in the study. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups using computer generated random numbers. Segmental neural therapy and sham kinesio taping will be applied to the first group. In the second group, kinesio taping with inhibition technique will be applied to bilateral trapezius and erector spina muscles and sham neural therapy will be added. Treatments will be applied once a week for a total of 6 weeks. Both groups will be given a home exercise program consisting of stretching exercises and will be checked every week. During the follow-up period, patients will be asked not to make changes to their current medical treatment. Participants will be evaluated for pain by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Central Sensitisation Inventory (CSI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), Short Form-36 (SF-36), manual algometer measurements and number of tender points, as well as post-treatment and post-treatment 3 month control data.

Inclusion criteria

• To be diagnosed with fibromyalgia according to the ACR 2016 diagnostic criteria.
• Being a woman between the ages of 18 and 55.
• No change in the medical treatment he received for fibromyalgia syndrome during the study
• To be able to come to treatment 1 day a week for 6 weeks

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of known central nervous system or peripheral nervous system disease, progressive neurological deficit
• Peripheral venous insufficiency, coagulopathies and anticoagulant drug use
• Loss of sensation, loss of position sense, unhealed fracture or open surgical wound
• Uncontrolled hypertension and uncontrolled diabetes
• Be in major depression
• Cognitive impairment that causes difficulty following simple commands
• Pregnancy
• Be in menopause
• Allergy to local anesthetics and kinesio taping
• Open wound or infection at the application site