Chronic Pain Treated Successfully with Novel Taping Therapy: A NewApproach to the Treatment of Pain

Objective: We report four cases of obstinate pain treated successfully using a taping therapy, to inform readers a novel approach to the treatment of pain. Cases: (a) Pain lasted for 26 years at forehead with no special sign under imaging examination; (b) pain had been around the styloid process of the 5th metatarsal after ankle sprain that occurred 3 months ago. Physical therapy worked for ankle pain but not for styloid process pain; (c) low back pain lasted for several months especially while sit on a floor; (d) heel pain lasted for 1 year and was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. Results: (a) Pain was not ameliorated with treatment of sternocleidomastoid. Tape was attached on the local then the pain dramatically decreased; (b) tape was attached on dorsal around the styloid process following the patient’s statement but produced no effect. After additional examination, tape was attached on the sole and the pain was markedly reduced; (c) tape was attached at sacrum following painful response. However, the first treatment’s effect did not recur during following treatments. After additional examination, painful response was found at the coccyx, not sacrum, as if the pain shifted. After attaching at coccyx, the pain disappeared; (d) tape was attached around heel following finger pressure examination. After additional self-treatments for 2 weeks, the pain disappeared. Conclusion: Finger pressure eliciting painful response is useful for examination and evaluating the effect of treatment in chronic local pain. Regulating patient’s bioelectric currents can be a novel strategy for treatment of pain.