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Comparison of the Effects of Dry Needling and Kinesio Taping on the Pain, Pain Pressure Threshold, Neck Postural Parameters and Static Balance in Women With Forward Head Posture: A Single-Blind Parallel-Randomized Clinical Trial Publisher



Golzareh S ; Shadmehr A ; Otadi K ; Fereydounnia S ; Tahmasbi A
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Source: Sport Sciences for Health Published:2026


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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of dry needling and Kinesio taping on the pain, pain pressure threshold, neck postural parameters, and static balance in women with forward head posture. Methods: Forty-four young women with FHP were randomly assigned to one of the two intervention groups. Interventions [Kinesio taping (KT) versus dry needling (DN)] were performed during three sessions, every other day, within 1 week. Visual analog scale (VAS), pain pressure threshold (PPT), range of motion (ROM), cranio-vertebral and cranio-horizontal angles, scapular index (SI), forward shoulder translation (FST), neck disability index (NDI), and static balance were assessed at the baseline and after the end of the first and third sessions. Results: The results showed that both of the interventions were effective for all variables (p < 0.05). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) results showed that time has a significant effect on pain reduction (p < 0.001, effect size = 0.56). Also, DN was more effective in improving static balance with closed eyes (p = 0.04, effect size = 0.09). Conclusions: The present study showed that Kinesio tape (KT) and dry needle (DN) interventions could potentially improve pain, ROM, disability, neck postural parameters, and static balance in women with FHP. Trial registration: IRCT20211017052787N1, 2021–11-28, registered at irct.ir. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag Italia S.r.l., part of Springer Nature 2026.
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