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 …

Kinesio taping reduces elbow pain during resisted wrist extension in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis: a randomized, double-blinded, cross-over study

YT Cho, WY Hsu, LF Lin, YN Lin - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2018 - Springer
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 …

Acute effects of Kinesio taping on muscle strength and fatigue in the forearm of tennis players

S Zhang, W Fu, J Pan, L Wang, R Xia, Y Liu - Journal of science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives To explore the immediate effects of Kinesio taping applied over the wrist
extensors and flexors on muscle strength and endurance during isometric and isokinetic …

Effects of Kinesio Taping® on knee function and pain in athletes with patellofemoral pain syndrome

E Aghapour, F Kamali, E Sinaei - Journal of bodywork and movement …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To compare the knee performance and pain in athletes with patellofemoral pain
syndrome (PFPS) before and after applying Kinesio Tape®(KT) on vastus medialis obliquus …

Acute effects of kinesio taping on knee extensor peak torque and stretch reflex in healthy adults

SS Yeung, EW Yeung - Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of kinesiology tape application direction on quadriceps strength

IR Choi, JH Lee - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Controversy exists regarding whether the kinesiology tape application direction
affects muscle strength. Methods: Eighteen healthy volunteers (12 men, 6 women) …

Effects of Kinesio tape on lower limb muscle strength, hop test, and vertical jump performances: a meta-analysis

ML Yam, Z Yang, BCY Zee, KC Chong - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019 - Springer
Background To date, published systematic reviews concerning the effects of Kinesio Taping
(KT) on muscle strength have not analysed facilitatory and inhibitory applications separately …

Acute effects of kinesio taping on muscular strength and endurance parameters of the finger flexors in sport climbing: A randomised, controlled crossover trial

M Limmer, S Buck, M de Marées… - European journal of sport …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Kinesio taping (KT) is a commonly used intervention in sports and, recently, KT has become
popular among athletes competing in sport climbing and bouldering events. However …

[PDF][PDF] Benefits of Kinesiology Tape on Tendinopathies: A Systematic Review.

M Ortega-Castillo, L Martin-Soto… - … Journal of Sports …, 2020 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
The purpose of this systematic review was to produce a best evidence synthesis of the
effects of Kinesiology Tape (KT) in the treatment of tendinopathies. An electronic search on …

Kinesio taping effect on quadriceps strength and lower limb function of healthy individuals: A blinded, controlled, randomized, clinical trial

JF de Jesus, A de Almeida Novello, GB Nakaoka… - Physical Therapy in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives To analyze kinesio taping (KT) effect on quadriceps strength and lower limb
function over a 7-day period. Design Blind randomized clinical trial. Setting Hospital's …