Kinesiotape

Benefits

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Research on kinesiotape produces inconsistent findings because studies measure many different outcomes, so the overall evidence is mixed rather than uniformly positive or negative. — Kinesiotape and Performance Program Management
• A 2014 systematic review of randomized controlled trials found that kinesiotape was no better than sham taping for pain. — Kinesiotape and Performance Program Management
• A 2017 systematic review concluded that taping may be useful as an adjunct treatment for patellofemoral or anterior knee pain, but not as a standalone intervention. — Kinesiotape and Performance Program Management
• Kinesiotape does not appear effective for reducing swelling after a lateral ankle sprain. — Kinesiotape and Performance Program Management
• The sham-vs-kinesiotape comparison may only show that a specific protocol is not superior to nonspecific taping, not that all tape-related sensory input is useless, because both groups still receive tape. — Kinesiotape and Performance Program Management
• Some evidence suggests kinesiotaping improves straight-leg-raise hamstring flexibility testing more than a comparison condition, even without improving pain. — Kinesiotape and Performance Program Management
• Some evidence suggests taping may help balance in older individuals with poor balance. — Kinesiotape and Performance Program Management