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Effects of KinesioⓇ Taping on Dynamic Balance Following Fatigue: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of KinesioⓇ Taping on Dynamic Balance Following Fatigue: a Randomized Controlled Trial Noh ZULFIKRI, MHSc, PT1,2 and Maria JUSTINE, PhD, PT2 Maria Justine, Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia # e-mail: maria205@salam.uitm.edu.my Abstract Background-Fatigue has been found to increase the risk of injury4). […]

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Immediate and Short-Term Effects of Kinesio Taping Tightness in Mechanical Low Back Pain: A randomized Controlled Trail

Immediate and Short-Term Effects of Kinesio Taping Tightness in Mechanical Low Back Pain: A randomized Controlled Trail Olga Velasco-Rolda´n, PhD, Inmaculada Riquelme, PhD, Alejandro Ferragut-Garcı´as, PhD, Alberto Marcos Heredia-Rizo, PhD, Cleofa´s Rodrı´guez-Blanco, PhD, A´ Q1 ngel Oliva-Pascual-Vaca A.O.-P.-V. Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Sevilla, c/ Avicena s/n, 41009 Sevilla, Spain. […]

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Effects of Kinesio Taping for Stroke patients with Hemiplegic shoulder pain: A double-blind, randomized, Placebo-controlled Study.

Effects of Kinesio Taping for Stroke patients with Hemiplegic shoulder pain: A double-blind, randomized, Placebo-controlled Study. Yen-Chang HUANG, MD1#, Kwang-Hwa CHANG, MD2,3#, Tsan-Hon LIOU, MD, PhD1,4, Chau-Wei CHENG, MD5, Li-Fong LIN, PT, PhD1,6* and Shih-Wei HUANG, MD1,4,7 Abstract Background- To investigate the effects of Kinesio taping for stroke patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain. Methods/ Materials-A […]

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Is Kinesio Taping to Generate Skin Convolutions Effective for Increasing Local Blood Circulaton

Is Kinesio Taping to Generate Skin Convolutions Effective for Increasing Local Blood Circulation Jae- Man Yang, Jung-Hoon Lee Jung-hoon Lee, e-mail: dreampt@hanmail.net Abstract Background-It is unclear whether traditional application of Kinesio taping, which produces wrinkles in the skin, is effective for improving blood circulation. This study investigated local skin temperature changes after the application of […]

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Acute Effects of Kinesio Taping on a 6 s Maximal Cycling Sprint Performance

Acute Effects of Kinesio Taping on a 6 s Maximal Cycling Sprint Performance Athos Trecroci, Damiano Formenti, Alessio Rossi, Fabio Esposito, Giampietro Alberti CONTACT Athos Trecroci athos.trecroci@unimi.it RESEARCH IN SPORTS MEDICINE, 2017 VOL. 25, NO. 1, 48–57 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2016.1258644 © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group Abstract Backround- The aim of this […]

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Efficacy of Kinesio Taping in Reducing Low Back Pain: A-comprehensive Review

Efficacy of Kinesio Taping in Reducing Low Back Pain: A-comprehensive Review Kim Trobec, Meltia Persolija Corresponding author: Melita Persojia//Faculty of health sciences- Unit Nova Gorcia, University of Primorska, Delpinova 18/8, 500 Nova gorcia, Slovenia. Email:melita.persoja@upr.si – Submitted:13 February 2017// Accepted: 05 April 2017 Abstract Background-Kinesio Taping is rehabilitative technique used to facilitate the body’s natural […]

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Kinesio Journal Club – Episode 01

Dr. Favia discusses research article ” Early Results of Kinesio Taping and Steroid Injections in Elbow Lateral Epicondylitis: A Randomized, Controlled Study “

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Is application of Kinesio tape to treat hyperlordosis more effective on abdominal muscles or hamstrings?

Conclusion: Taping of the abdominal and hamstring muscles was not effective immediately, whereas it decreased lordosis after 24 h.

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Immediate And Short-Term Effects Of Kinesiotaping On Muscular Activity, Mobility, Strength And Pain After Rotator Cuff Surgery: A Crossover Clinical Trial

Conclusions: Shoulder taping has the potential to decrease over-activity of the upper trapezius, but no clinical benefits of KT on ROM, strength or pain were noted in a population of subjects who underwent rotator cuff surgery.

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Immediate Effects of Posterior Pelvic Tilting Taping on Gait Ability of Chronic Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Conclusion: We conclude that the posterior pelvic tilt taping method improves gait function of patients with chronic stroke.

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