Objectives The purpose of this study was to test whether certain applications of Kinesio
tapes might facilitate contraction and increase muscle strength in healthy adults. Design A …

Abstract Background The efficacy of Kinesio tape (KT) in lateral epicondylitis (LE) is widely
discussed, but the results of these studies are conflicting. We perform this meta-analysis …

Objectives Kinesio tape (KT) is a commonly used intervention in sports. It claims to be able
to alter the muscle activity, in terms of both facilitation and inhibition, by certain application …

Study design: Double blind pre-test post-test control group design. Objectives: To compare
the isokinetic quadriceps torque, standardized stair-climbing task (SSCT) and pain during …

Kinesio taping (KT) has been proposed to modulate muscle tone. However no studies have
systematically studied the efficacy of KT on this primary outcome measure. The objective of …

Objective This study investigated the effect of Kinesio taping on the functionality, pain, range
of motion (ROM), and muscle strength in patients with knee osteoarthritis compared with a …

Design A randomized sham-controlled trial was conducted between January 2015 and
October 2015 (Figure 1). Patients were randomly allocated into an intervention group, sham …

Kinesiology tape (KinTape) is a therapeutic tape without much understanding of its
mechanism. KinTape claims to increase cutaneous stimulation, which facilitates motor unit …

Abstract Vargas, VZ, Baptista, AF, Pereira, GOC, Pochini, AC, Ejnisman, B, Santos, MB,
João, SMA, and Hazime, FA. Modulation of isometric quadriceps strength in soccer players …

Background Lateral epicondylitis is frequently seen in racquet sport players and the
treatments are usually symptomatic rather than curative. Taping therapy is cheap and easy …