The Sonoelastography and Functional Outcome of Upper Extremity after Kinesiotaping on the Spastic Forearm in Patients with Subacute Stroke

Table 4

Comparisons of sonoelastography and functional outcomes after KT and without KT interventions in patients with stroke with PSS.

	With KT ()			Without KT ()
	Baseline	3^rd week		Baseline	3^rd week
SWV
FCR (median (IQR))	2.87 (0.5)	2.775 (0.75)	0.028	2.87 (0.8)	2.66 (0.41)	0.484
FDS (median (IQR))	2.42 (0.47)	2.275 (0.52)	0.126	2.49 (0.57)	2.51 (0.21)	1.000
FCU (median (IQR))	2.59 (0.66)	2.665 (0.7)	0.751	2.52 (0.31)	2.31 (0.55)	0.161
Spasticity
MAS	2 (0.5)	1.5 (1)	0.004	1.75 (0.5)	1.5 (0.75)	0.109
MTS degree	65 (47.5)	47.5(30)	0.008	55 (40)	45 (28.75)	0.026
MTS level	2 (0.38)	1.5 (1)	0.009	2 (0.75)	1.75 (1)	0.102
Brunnstrom stage (median (IQR))
Wrist	2.75 (1.38)	3 (1.5)	0.305	2.75 (1.75)	2.5 (2.5)	0.655
Distal part	3 (0.88)	3.5 (1.38)	0.045	3 (1.63)	3.25 (1)	0.276
FMA-UE (median (IQR))	14 (12.5)	20.5 (15.5)	0.001	8.5 (8.75)	9 (7.5)	0.785

Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for within-group comparison of ARFI, MAS, MTS degree and level, Brunnstrom stage, and total score of FMA-UE. : within-group comparisons of the results between two assessing times. KT: kinesiotaping; PSS: poststroke spasticity; SWV: shear wave velocity; FCR: flexor carpi radialis; IQR: interquartile range; FDS: flexor digitorum superficialis; FCU: flexor carpi ulnaris; MAS: modified Ashworth scale; MTS: modified Tardieu scale; FMA-UE total: total score of part A, part B, and part C in Fugl-Meyer Assessment for upper extremity; ARFI: acoustic radiation force impulse. .