OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of tape, with and without prewrap, on dynamic ankle inversion before and after exercise. DESIGN AND SETTING Doubly multivariate analyses of variance were used to compare the taping and exercise conditions. Subjects were randomly assigned to a fixed treatment order as determined by a balanced latin square. The independent variables were tape application (no tap...

BACKGROUND Chronic nonspecific low back pain is a significant health condition with high prevalence worldwide and it is associated with enormous costs to society. Clinical practice guidelines show that many interventions are available to treat patients with chronic low back pain, but the vast majority of these interventions have a modest effect in reducing pain and disability. An intervention t...

The first studies about the use of taping to improve motor functions in children needing neurorehabilitation were published 8 years ago and reported conflicting results. In a study of improving outcomes of physical therapy, Footer et al. did not find any significant improvement in seated postural control in children with quadriplegic cerebral palsy (CP) when therapeutic taping was applied for 1...

This study shows that neuromuscular taping improves gait, balance, pain and ability to walk and conduct daily activities in a multiple sclerosis patient. It is the first study to identify a panel of miRNAs modulated throughout rehabilitation using neuromuscular taping in a multiple sclerosis patient.

BACKGROUND Patellofemoral pain syndrome refers to the clinical presentation of knee pain related to changes in the patellofemoral joint. Patellofemoral pain syndrome usually has a gradual onset of pain with none of the features associated with other knee diseases or trauma. It is often treated by physiotherapists, who use a variety of techniques including patellar taping. This involves the appl...

RESUMO Objetivo comparar os resultados da reabilitação paralisia facial pós-acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico na fase aguda, com e sem o uso Kinesio Taping. Métodos estudo experimental caso controle 46 pacientes cerebral, distribuídos em dois grupos de forma randomizada, para a mímica facial: grupo realizou terapia miofuncional orofacial fez Taping nos músculos zigomáticos maior menor apenas...

This case report describes a strategy for assessing the suitability of orthotic prescription for individual patients with lower limb overuse injuries. The case concerns a 32 year old male soccer player with a two-year history of Achilles tendinopathy. A functional assessment performed before, during, and after a trial period of anti-pronation taping showed that taping reduced symptoms markedly ...

The Effects of Taping and Corrective Exercise Program on Spine Pelvic Balance in University Students

Evaluation of the Effect Kinesio Taping on Plantar Arch Index Children with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy