Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Gait & Posture journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/gaitpost Short communication P 107 – Do Kinesio-tape change upper extremity position, functional status and family satisfaction of children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy in short term? K. Seyhan ⁎ , Ö. Çankaya, M. Tunçdemir, S. Üneş, M.K. Günel Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Turkey ARTICLE INFO Keywords: Kinesio taping Cerebral palsy Upper extremity Function ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate if Kinesio-tape (KT) changed upper extremity position, functional status and family satisfaction of children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy (CP) in short term. KT was used on affected upper extremities of 14 children with hemiplegic CP. Zancolli Classification, Manual Ability Classification System (MACS), Upper Limb Rating Scale (ULRS), Quality of Upper extremity skills test (QUEST), Box and Block Test (BBT) were applied for functional status before and after three days. Family satisfaction was assessed with ten-point numeric scale. There were significant differences in Zancolli Classification (p = 0.01), UPRS (p = 0.037) and OUEST dissociated movement sub-dimension (p=0.002) and family satisfaction (p = 0.001) after the KT application but there was no significant difference about performance. KT is a promising additional approach to increase upper extremity status and families were satisfied the images of upper extremity with KT. 1. Introduction Unilateral Cerebral Palsy (CP) often have marked one side in- volvement of body. Muscle weakness, increased muscle tone, in- sufficient motor control restricted upper extremity movements. Kinesio Taping (KT) is commonly used in CP to position joints and facilitate muscles. There are increasing researches of taping on children with unilateral CP but only a few studies focusing on upper extremities [1]. 2. Research question This study searched if KT application changed upper extremity po- sition, functional status and family satisfaction of children with uni- lateral cerebral palsy in short term. 3. Methods 14 children with hemiplegic CP (mean age 6.3 ± 2.7 range 3–10) include in this study. KT was applied on affected upper extremity and kept in position for three days. All participants evaluated with Zancolli Classification, Manual Ability Classification System (MACS), Upper Limb Rating Scale (ULRS), Quality of Upper extremity skills test (QUEST), Box and Block Test (BBT) for testing functional status and performance of upper extremity before and after three day. Family satisfaction was tested with ten-point numeric scale. The children were divided under 5 years old and over for evaluated effect of age. Wilcoxon signed-rank and Mann–Whitney U tests were used to evaluate within and between-group differences respectively. The level of significance was accepted as p < 0.05. 4. Results There were significant differences in Zancolli Classification (p = 0.01), UPRS (p = 0.037) and OUEST dissociated movement sub- dimension (p = 0.002) and family satisfaction (p = 0.001) after the KT application. But there were no differences in MACS (p = 0.341), BBT (p = 0.087) and QUEST other sub dimensions (grasp, weight bearing, extension reaction, p > 0.05). Children under 5 years showed better improvement than over 5 years. 5. Discussion KT is a promising additional approach to increase upper extremity motor status especially under 5 years old. Families satisfied with the images and positional improvement of their children upper extremities. The previous studies emphasized that KT improved selective move- ments, increased stability of hand during reaching/grasping. KT should be effective on self-care in children with CP [2,3]. Long term https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.07.030 ⁎ Corresponding author. E-mail address: kubra.seyhan@yahoo.com (K. Seyhan). Gait & Posture xxx (xxxx) xxx–xxx 0966-6362/ © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Please cite this article as: Seyhan, K., Gait & Posture (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.07.030