Current Evidence Does Support the Use of KT to Treat Chronic Knee Pain in Short Term: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

W Luo, Y Li - Pain Research and Management, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To demonstrate whether KT is better than placebo taping, nonelastic taping, or no
taping in reducing pain. Methods. PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane Central …

Systematic review shows no strong evidence regarding the use of elastic taping for pain improvement in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis

S Heddon, N Saulnier, J Mercado, M Shalmiyev… - Medicine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: A recent trend in the field of primary knee osteoarthritis suggests that elastic
tape (eg, K-tape) relieves pressure on the joint by increasing tension on fascia. Elastic tape …

Does tension applied in kinesio taping affect pain or function in older women with knee osteoarthritis? A randomised controlled trial

YT Pinheiro, GM Barbosa, HRF Fialho, CAM Silva… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To analyse the short-term effects of kinesio taping (KT) with tension (KTT) or
without tension (KTNT) in older women with knee osteoarthritis (KOA), and compare them to …

The effectiveness of Kinesio Taping® for pain management in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial

V Donec, R Kubilius - Therapeutic advances in …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Kinesio Taping® method is a nonpharmacological alternative for pain
management in musculoskeletal disorders. However, the existing evidence is insufficient to …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of elastic therapeutic taping on knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

X Li, X Zhou, H Liu, N Chen, J Liang, X Yang… - Aging and …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Elastic therapeutic taping (ET) has been widely used for a series of musculoskeletal
diseases in recent years. However, there remains clinical uncertainty over its efficiency for …

Effectiveness of kinesio taping in severe pain treatment due to knee osteoarthritis. A randomized double-blinded controlled trial

V Donec, R Kubilius - Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction/Background Severe pain in knee osteoarthritis (KO) leads to disability and
decreased quality of life. Current pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical approaches have …

Non-elastic taping, but not elastic taping, provides benefits for patients with knee osteoarthritis: systemic review and meta-analysis

JH Ouyang, KH Chang, WY Hsu, YT Cho… - Clinical …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To determine whether therapeutic taping, which includes elastic (Kinesio tape)
and non-elastic (Leukotape) taping, is superior to control taping in improving pain and …

Comparative effects of combined physical therapy with Kinesio taping and physical therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CH Lin, M Lee, KY Lu, CH Chang… - Clinical …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To compare therapeutic effects between physical therapy (PT) combined with
Kinesio taping (KT) and PT alone in knee osteoarthritis treatment. Data sources: PubMed …

Does kinesio taping plus exercise improve pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis?: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled …

H Wu, R Yao, J Wu, G Wen, Y Wang - Frontiers in physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Kinesio taping (KT) and exercise are described for improving pain and function
of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients in most studies. However, the question remains if KT …

Effects of kinesio taping alone versus sham taping in individuals with musculoskeletal conditions after intervention for at least one week: a systematic review and meta …

R Ramírez-Vélez, I Hormazábal-Aguayo, M Izquierdo… - Physiotherapy, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Kinesiotaping (KT), has emerged as an interesting and relatively novel method
for treating musculoskeletal conditions. To date, none of the systematic reviews with meta …