Int J Cur Res Rev | Vol 13 • Issue 08 • April 2021 48 Adjunct Effect of Kinesiotaping on Adhesive Capsulities of Shoulder Joint Neha Deshmukh 1 , Milind Kahile 2 , Neha Chaudhary 3 , Shweta Panchbhudhe 4 , Vasant Gawande 5 1 Assistant Professor, Department of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Datta Meghe College of Physiotherapy, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India; 2 Associ- ate, Professor, Department of Community Physiotherapy, Datta Meghe College of Physiotherapy, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India; 3 Professor, Department of Neuro Physiotherapy, Datta Meghe College of Physiotherapy, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India; 4 Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy, Datta Meghe College of Physiotherapy, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India; 5 Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India. Corresponding Author: Neha Deshmukh, Assistant Professor, Department of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Datta Meghe College of Physiotherapy, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India; Contact: +918888826093; Email: nehadeshmukh57@gmail.com ISSN: 2231-2196 (Print) ISSN: 0975-5241 (Online) Received: 19.12.2020 Revised: 14.01.2021 Accepted: 05.02.2021 Published: 25.04.2021 INTRODUCTION The shoulder is a unique anatomical structure with an ex- traordinary range of motion that allows us to interact with our environment A loss of mobility of this joint will cause significant morbidity. Adhesive capsulitis is a poorly under- stood musculoskeletal condition that can be disabling both physically and mentally. Although adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder is a self-limiting disorder that resolves in 1-3 years, some studies report range between 20% and 50% of patient with adhesive capsulitis suffers long term ROM deficits that may last up to 10 years 1 . Current findings report that patients presenting with shoulder dysfunction have an approximately 50 this opportunity of being diabetic. By understanding the knowledge of the high prevalence of shoulder dysfunction among people with diabetes will urge clinical practitioner to screen patients with shoulder pain for diabetes. Early di- agnosis and prompt management of diabetes are understood to scale back the danger of musculoskeletal complications. Monitoring for signs of musculoskeletal complications is often a useful component of comprehensive diabetes care. Alarming high prevalence of shoulder dysfunction and the other way around will alert the clinical practitioners for early detection and management to realize better shoulder func- tion. Diabetic care programs must include screening, pre- vention, ketoacidosis, foot ulcer, pancreatitis and rehabilita- tion strategies for shoulder dysfunction. 2-5 There are various measures to manage the adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder joint such as Steroid injection with or without physical ther- apy, Physical therapy with interscalene block or local anaes- Research Article International Journal of Current Research and Review DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.13818 IJCRR Section: Healthcare ISI Impact Factor (2019-20): 1.628 IC Value (2019): 90.81 SJIF (2020) = 7.893 Copyright@IJCRR ABSTRACT Introduction: The term adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, frozen shoulder and Periarthritis shoulder have been used for pa- tients with shoulder pain and mobility deficits. Adhesive Capsulitis is a painful condition of the shoulder that is associated with the loss of Range of Motion of the Glenohumeral joint. The painful restriction of the glenohumeral joint may be active or passive or both. All the sign and symptoms of adhesive capsulitis lead to functional loss in an individual. Various treatment strategies have been proposed to compensate for the functional loss caused due to painful restriction of the affected upper extremities. Kinesiotaping is also a proven therapy to cope with the loss, thus this study aims to find the adjunct effect of kinesiotaping on painful restriction finally affecting the functions. Methodology: A Randomized control trial on 30 diagnosed case of adhesive capsulitis was carried out to find the adjunct effect of KT along with end range mobilization and movement with mobilization technique. The 6-week protocol was implemented on both the groups where an alternated session of treatment was given. Data was collected and was statistically analyzed. Result: The collected data were analyzed using one way repeated measure ANOVA to compare the outcome measures at 3 different time point and Wilcoxon Rank Sum test to compare the mean of outcome measures over the period where pain and functional shows a significant improvement in the initial treatment sessions. Conclusion: KT shows an adjunct effect on pain, range of motion and function when used along with mobilization techniques in patients with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder joint. Key Words: Adhesive Capsulitis, Kinesio Taping, End range mobilization, Movement with mobilization