background: patellar mal tracking is responsible for pain and disability in patellofemoral pain syndrome (pfps). patellar kinesio taping may have different effects on short and long term usage. the aim of this study is to compare the effect of short term and long term patellar kinesio taping in patellar position on women with patellofemoral pain syndrome using magnetic resonance imaging (mri). ...

BACKGROUND Elastic taping applied on the triceps surae has been commonly used to improve the performance of lower extremities. However, little objective evidence has been documented. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of elastic taping on the triceps surae during a maximal vertical jump. It was hypothesized that elastic taping to the triceps surae would increase muscle acti...

In order to determine if the use of antipronation taping could be used to direct foot orthoses prescription, seven high school athletes with lower extremity or foot pain caused by overuse stress were taped for 3 days during practice sessions. A visual pain scale and the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure sports subscale were used to monitor pain and function improvement caused by taping. If the tap...

Context: Windlass taping is used to reduce pain in plantar fasciitis and thought to take stress off the plantar fascia. Objective: To investigate the effects of windlass taping. Design: Single group, repeated measures. Setting: Outpatient physical therapy clinics. Patients: 20 subjects with plantar fasciitis. Intervention: Windlass taping technique. Main Outcome Measures: Pretaping and posttapi...

OBJECTIVES This meta-analysis investigated the efficacies of foot orthoses, motion control footwear and therapeutic adhesive taping in controlling foot pronation as compared with no-intervention conditions. DATA SOURCES Electronic searches on four electronic databases were performed and the reference lists of the screened articles were also scrutinised. REVIEW METHODS Two reviewers screened...

Introduction Ankle joint taping is a common prophylactic measure used by individuals involved in sports. Little information is available on the effects of ankle joint taping on biomechanical parameters in subjects with FI during functional activities such as jump landing. [1] Thus the aim of this study was to examine the effects of ankle joint taping and exercise on ankle joint frontal and sagi...

BACKGROUND Plantar heel pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders of the foot and ankle. Treatment of the condition is usually conservative, however the effectiveness of many treatments frequently used in clinical practice, including supportive taping of the foot, has not been established. We performed a participant-blinded randomised trial to assess the effectiveness of low-Dye ...

Taping the scapula has been suggested as a method of improving both scapula position and muscular efficiency of the shoulder girdle. These factors have been linked to neck and arm problems in violinists. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of taping the scapulae of violinists into a position that prevented excessive elevation and protraction whilst playing. Eight professional ...

STUDY DESIGN Single-blind, placebo control, randomized, crossover, experimental study with repeated measures. OBJECTIVE To determine the initial effects of a taping technique on grip strength and pain in individuals with lateral epicondylalgia. BACKGROUND Taping techniques are advocated for chronic musculoskeletal conditions such as lateral epicondylalgia, a prevalent disorder with signific...