Background: Pregnancy causes physiological changes that affect the musculoskeletal system and usually poses a risk of low back pain. This study aims to analyze effect kinesiotaping on reducing pain in pregnant women based results number previous primary studies. Subjects Method : uses meta-analysis method with articles searched using search keywords "Low pain" OR "pelvic girdle AND "pregnancy" ...

Background: Lateral ankle sprain is a common injury resulting from rapid supination moment that damages the lateral ligaments and cartilaginous surfaces contributes to deterioration of functional stability balance among individuals. Objectives: This study aimed investigate immediate effect Kinesio Taping (KT) on performance patients with chronic sprains. Methods: randomized, single-blind, paral...

BACKGROUND It is unclear whether traditional application of Kinesio taping, which produces wrinkles in the skin, is effective for improving blood circulation. This study investigated local skin temperature changes after the application of an elastic therapeutic tape using convolution and non-convolution taping methods (CTM/NCTM). MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-eight pain-free men underwent CTM and...

CONTEXT Kinesio taping (KT) is a new taping technique increasingly used in sports medicine to improve muscle performance; however, its real effect is not entirely known. OBJECTIVE To assess the immediate effects of KT on muscle performance in young healthy elite soccer players. DESIGN Crossover study. SETTING University laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Eighteen young elite soccer players volunt...