What is the point of my question - I have noticed that patients shortly after application have some problem with define their feelings about character and intensity of pain. Of course, it is associated with manual contact and potential sensory disturbances, which requires some time to let fascia back to its natural (but not physiological or correct) condition. Personally, I recommend to my patients, if it is possible, to come back to me in an hour or two to evaluate effectiveness. This phase of treatment can falsify effectiveness of KT application, so in most of cases I can only base on subjective patients opinions.
What is your opinion about this problem?
About your question,
Clinical answer: easy, use the screening test and muscular test that kinesio teach in the official course, adding always the other orthopedic tests that you know and can be useful in that situation.
Research answer: not too easy, in this case i think the point it would not be Kinesio, it would be a specific test for the low back pain depending the item that you are interesting.
ROM, Pain, Endurance,....
indeed, that's fair enough. On the other hand, there is a lack of reliable scales or screening methods specified to KT. Of course, Dr Kase has develop that in main core of method, still - fascia or muscular problems still need more measures to assess efectiveness or choosing good technique. Actually, im doing some research in this topic... that's quite hard:)
I would also suggest that you need to assess and re-assess every new tape application as the situation could have changed. You might need another tape elsewhere as a better solution a second or third time.
First correct the SIJ.
http://www.thelowback.com. How it works, why it hurts and how to fix it.
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