The aim of this review was to determine the magnitude of the placebo and nocebo effect on
sport performance. Articles published before March 2019 were located using Medline, Web …

INTRODUCTION One of the most common disabling complications in breast cancer (BC)
patients is breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), a pathological condition affecting …

Background Neck proprioception is critical in maintaining neuromuscular control in and
around cervical joints. Kinesio™ tape may assist in rehabilitating joint position sense. The …

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 …

Background The existing body of kinesiology tape (KT) research reveals inconsistent results
which challenges the efficacy of the intervention. Understanding professional beliefs and KT …

Purpose: Kinesio tape (KT) is claimed to be able to facilitate muscle activation and promote
muscle strength. Previous studies have proposed that placebo effect could be a major …

Kinesio Tex tape (KT) is used to prevent and treat sports-related injuries and to enhance
muscle performance. It has been proposed that the direction of taping may either facilitate or …

Background: Controversy exists regarding whether the kinesiology tape application direction
affects muscle strength. Methods: Eighteen healthy volunteers (12 men, 6 women) …

Objectives: To determine the true and immediate effect of applying Kinesio tape (KT) on the
pain intensity, pain-free grip strength, maximal grip strength, and electromyographic activity …

[Purpose] Many assumptions have been made about taping and several studies have
considered tape application methods; however, the true effect of taping on muscle strength …