The therapeutic effect of kinesio taping on drooling in children with cerebral palsy
10.3760/cma.j.cn421666-20220929-01042
- VernacularTitle:肌内效贴对脑瘫患儿流涎症的疗效
- Author:
Jiale GE
1
;
Qin ZHENG
;
Yanqiu WU
;
Chan ZHANG
;
Jing LIU
;
Min SHEN
Author Information
1. 上海市养志康复医院（上海市阳光康复中心）, 上海 200125
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Kinesio taping;
Cerebral palsy;
Salivation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2025;47(2):127-132
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To observe any therapeutic effect of kinesio taping the orbicularis oris and cervical swallowing muscle groups on drooling among children with cerebral palsy (CP).Methods:Fifty-two children with CP salivating excessively were divided at random into a control group and an experimental group, each of 26. Both groups received routine oral and facial exercise training and sensory stimulation, but the experimental group was additionally provided with kinesio taping of the orbicularis oris muscle and related neck muscle groups. The taping was applied twice a week for 12 hours each time, continuing for 6 months. Before and after the treatment, both groups′ drooling and language use were evaluated using the teacher drooling grading method (TDS) and a language developmental delay assessment (S-S), respectively. Kendall rank correlation coefficients were computed to compare the treatment efficacy for children with the same TDS grading, cerebral palsy classification, and S-S segmentation.Results:After the treatment the average TDS scores of both groups had decreased significantly. The average TDS score of the experimental group was then significantly lower than that of the control group. The total effectiveness rate for those in the experimental group with TDS grades II or V was significantly higher than those controls with the same TDS grades, the effectiveness rate for those with spastic and mixed type or language function in stage 4-2 and stage 5-2 in the experiment group was also significantly higher than for those of the control group. According to the correlation analysis, the language function of both groups was significantly correlated with the therapeutic effect.Conclusions:Supplementing routine rehabilitation training with kinesio taping of the orbicularis oris muscle and the cervical swallowing muscle group can significantly relieve CP children′s excessive salivation. Their language use is significantly positively correlated with the effectiveness of such combined treatment.
