Clinical efficacy of kinesio taping combined with continuous passive motion for patients with post-operative rotator cuff injury

ZHANG Kaiyi; QI Xiaodong; SHEN Meihua; YE Qing; HE Bo; LIU Hongling

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Medical Journal of the Chinese People Armed Police Forces ›› 2026, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1) : 36-40.

Clinical efficacy of kinesio taping combined with continuous passive motion for patients with post-operative rotator cuff injury

ZHANG Kaiyi¹, QI Xiaodong¹, SHEN Meihua², YE Qing³, HE Bo¹, LIU Hongling¹

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Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of kinesio taping combined with continuous passive motion for patients with post-operative rotator cuff injury. Methods A total of 40 male patients with rotator cuff injury who were admitted to Shanghai Municipal Corps Hospital of Chinese People’s Armed Police Force between June 2021 and June 2023 were selected and randomly divided into an observation group (n=20) and a control group (n=20). Both groups received conventional rehabilitation treatment. Starting from the second postoperative week, the control group received additional CPM therapy preceded by the application of non-therapeutic skin tape, and the observation group received kinesio tape application prior to each CPM session, in addition to the same interventions as the control group. Assessments were conducted before treatment, at 6 weeks of treatment, and at the 12-week postoperative follow-up using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Passive Range of Motion (PROM), Constant-Murley Score (CMS), and the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK). Results At both the 6-week and 12-week follow-ups, both groups showed significant improvements compared to baseline in VAS, TSK scores, shoulder PROM, and CMS (P<0.05). Furthermore, the observation group demonstrated significantly lower VAS and TSK scores, and significantly higher shoulder PROM and CMS scores at all post-intervention time points compared to the control group (P<0.05). Conclusions The integration of kinesio tape-supported CPM into conventional rehabilitation is more effective than CPM alone in alleviating pain, improving shoulder range of motion and function, and reducing kinesiophobia in postoperative patients with rotator cuff injuries.

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kinesio taping / continuous passive motion / rotator cuff injury / postoperative rehabilitation / shoulder joint function

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ZHANG Kaiyi, QI Xiaodong, SHEN Meihua, YE Qing, HE Bo, LIU Hongling. Clinical efficacy of kinesio taping combined with continuous passive motion for patients with post-operative rotator cuff injury[J]. Medical Journal of the Chinese People Armed Police Forces. 2026, 37(1): 36-40

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