Effects of Kinesio® taping on skeletal muscle strength—A meta-analysis of current evidence

R Csapo, LM Alegre - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Kinesio taping in musculoskeletal pain and disability that lasts for more than 4 weeks: is it time to peel off the tape and throw it out with the sweat? A systematic review …

ECW Lim, MGX Tay - British journal of sports medicine, 2015 - bjsm.bmj.com
Introduction In recent years, Kinesio tape has been used to support injured muscle and
joints, and relieve pain. We compared the pain and disability in individuals with chronic …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of kinesio® tape on vertical jump and dynamic postural control

MA Nakajima, C Baldridge - International journal of sports physical …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the application of Kinesio
Tex® Tape had an effect on vertical jump and dynamic postural control in healthy young …

Facilitatory and inhibitory effects of Kinesio tape: Fact or fad?

C Cai, IPH Au, W An, RTH Cheung - Journal of Science and Medicine in …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

The effect of kinesio tape application on hamstring and gastrocnemius muscles in healthy young adults

D Lumbroso, E Ziv, E Vered, L Kalichman - Journal of bodywork and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Scarce evidence exists about effectiveness and mechanisms of action of
Kinesio tape (KT) application. Objectives To evaluate the effect of KT application over the …

Efficacy of kinesio taping on isokinetic quadriceps torque in knee osteoarthritis: a double blinded randomized controlled study

S Anandkumar, S Sudarshan… - Physiotherapy theory and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

The effects of Kinesio taping on muscle tone in healthy subjects: a double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial

J Gómez-Soriano, J Abián-Vicén, C Aparicio-García… - Manual therapy, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Kinesio taping improves perceptions of pain and function of patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, controlled trial

AL Rahlf, KM Braumann, A Zech - Journal of sport …, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
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 …

Efficacy of kinesio taping on upper limb volume reduction in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

N Marotta, L Lippi, V Ammendolia… - European journal of …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
INTRODUCTION One of the most common disabling complications in breast cancer (BC)
patients is breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), a pathological condition affecting …

[HTML][HTML] The immediate and long-term effects of kinesiotape® on balance and functional performance

V Wilson, P Douris, T Fukuroku… - … journal of sports …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The application of Kinesio Tex® tape (KT) results, in theory, in the improvement
of muscle contractibility by supporting weakened muscles. The effect of KT on muscle …