A sample of 34 duathlete volunteers was recruited from the competitors in a duathlon sprint. Calf pain and extensibility measures were obtained at baseline, immediately after taping, and 10-15 minutes after competition. Kinesio tape (KT) was applied on the calf of duathletes 20-90 minutes before the competition, only on one of their legs, with the other leg acting as a control. Repeated measure...

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Kinesio taping on severity of pain, the power for taking hand, functional activity and we undertook a literature review to produce evidence-based recommendation for the use of Kinesio tape in patients with lateral epicondylitis. Methods: A literature search was done in google scholar, pubmed, science direct, proquest, medline,...

[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 remains unclear. Most previous studies compared application techniques using Kinesio tape (KT), but studies that compared muscle strength using non-elastic tape (NT) are limited. Moreover, no studies have applied KT and NT in ...

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 musculoskeletal pain who were treated with Kinesio taping with those using minimal or other treatment approaches. METHODS Searches of eight major electronic databases were conducted. Data for pain and disability scores...

Merino R, Fernández E, Iglesias P, Mayorga D. The effect of Kinesio taping on calf’s injuries prevention in triathletes during competition. Pilot experience. J. Hum. Sport Exerc. Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 305-308, 2011. The aim of the study was to evaluate the subjective perception of the local pain after the competition in triathletes. Before start the warm up the kinesio tape was applied in both leg...

Kinesio taping (KT) has been proposed to modulate muscle tone. However no studies have systematically studied the efficacy of KTon this primary outcome measure. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of Kinesio taping (KT) applied over the gastrocnemius muscles on muscle tone, extensibility, electromyography (EMG) and strength. Nineteen healthy subjects were enrolled in a doubl...

Introduction: Scapular dyskinesis is an abnormality in scapula static or dynamic position. There are several techniques for scapular conservative treatment, including Kinesio Tape application, which used to promote and support joint alignment, decrease pain improve local muscle control. Objective. To investigate the effect of kinesio tape on kinematics subjects with dyskinesis. Methods. Fourtee...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Kinesio Taping on body stability in subjects with MS. STUDY DESIGN Non controlled intervention study in a Rehabilitation Unit. INTERVENTION A consecutive convenience sample of 15 individuals with multiple sclerosis was assessed. Kinesio Tex Tape was applied directly to the skin of both calves and kept for the next two days. MAIN ...