Lymphedema is a dreaded complication of breast cancer treatment. The standard care for lymphedema is complex decongestive physiotherapy, which includes manual lymphatic drainage (MLD), short stretch bandaging, exercise, and skin care. The Kinesio Taping could help to improve lymphatic uptake. We reported a patient with unilateral secondary malignant breast cancer-related lymphedema and arteriov...

21 Background: Scapular taping is frequently used in the management of shoulder pain

[Purpose] The aim of this review was to present the available evidence for the effect of McConnell taping on knee biomechanics in individuals with anterior knee pain. [Methods] The PubMed, Medline, Cinahl, SPORTDiscus, PEDro and ScienceDirect electronic databases were searched from inception until September 2014. Experimental research on knee biomechanical or EMG outcomes of McConnell taping co...

[Purpose] This study aimed to examine the immediate effects of diaphragm taping with breathing exercise on the tone and stiffness in the respiratory muscles of patient with stroke. [Subjects and Methods] A total of 28 subjects, 14 in the diaphragm taping with breathing exercise group and 14 in the breathing exercise group, were administered respective intervention methods. Subsequently, the mus...

[Purpose] The purpose of this research was to evaluate the change in muscle function induced by a Kinesio Tape application with no or moderate tension, to the dominant and non-dominant arms. [Subjects and Methods] This research was a quantitative study, in which 75 women participated. The subjects, aged 18-30 years, were divided into 3 groups, Kinesio, Kinesio without Tension, and Control, and ...

Kinesio Taping was a technique developed by Dr. Kenzo Kase in the 70s. The adhesive pliable material, directly applied to the skin, differs from classical tape in its physical characteristics. Furthermore, its clinical application departs from the usual restriction of mobility. This technique claims four effects: to normalize muscular function, to increase lymphatic and vascular flow, to dimini...

CONTEXT Recent studies have shown that the static stretch (SS) may adversely affect leg-muscle performance. OBJECTIVES The authors examined the short-term effects of 2 stretching exercises on hamstrings muscle before and after exercise. DESIGN Crossover. SETTING Laboratory. PARTICIPANTS 9 healthy, physically active men. INTERVENTIONS There were 3 protocols in a randomized order with a...

Background: Most common complaint of an individual is pain, which can be with or without injury. It is the key that enables human being to figure out disease ordisorders that is interfering normal life. Pain can be because of numerous reasons but known pathways for pain can be physiological, nociceptive, neuropathic or mixed, which may be experienced as aching pain, burning pain, stabbing pain,...