US EditionKinesio Taping Offers Limited Benefits for Treating Musculoskeletal Pain and Mobility
An overview of 128 reviews found only short-term pain relief and function gains, while most evidence was rated low quality and uncertain.
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Kinesio taping offers limited benefits for treating musculoskeletal pain and mobility
Kinesio taping, or 'KT tape' as it's usually known-widely used to ease joint/muscle pain and boost range of movement-may not be all that effective, suggests a pooled data analysis of the existing evidence, published in the online journal BMJ Evidence Based Medicine.
A review of 128 studies on this popular neuromuscular bandage reveals limited and temporary effects
Doubt cast on effectiveness of widely used 'KT-tape' for joint/muscle pain and mobility
Kinesio taping, or "KT tape" as it's usually known—widely used to ease joint/muscle pain and boost range of movement—may not be all that effective, suggests a pooled data analysis of the existing evidence, published in the online journal BMJ Evidence Based Medicine.
KT Tape May Not Be All That Helpful for Joint, Muscle Pain
(MedPage Today) -- Kinesio taping -- also known as KT tape -- may dampen joint and muscle pain in the short term, but the evidence is highly uncertain, an overview of systematic reviews showed. KT tape may reduce pain intensity in the immediate...
The study, published in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, suggests that its muscle benefits from these tapes are immediate but limited, and that in addition, their use generates many cases of skin irritation, so it could be avoided in clinical practice. These tapes were created in 1970 to relieve discomfort from musculoskeletal disorders. Experts at that time thought they raised the skin and stimulated sensory receptors while optimizing local circula…
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