1. The clinical effects of Kinesio® Tex taping: A systematic review.
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Morris, D., Jones, D., Ryan, H., and Ryan, C. G.
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TREATMENT of backaches , *NECK pain treatment , *SHOULDER disorders , *SPASTICITY , *SHOULDER injury treatment , *PLICA syndrome treatment , *PLANTAR fasciitis treatment , *CINAHL database , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems , *MEDICAL databases , *NURSING databases , *MEDLINE , *HEALTH outcome assessment , *PHYSICAL therapy , *PROBABILITY theory , *RESEARCH funding , *SPORTS , *STATISTICS , *SYSTEMATIC reviews , *EVIDENCE-based medicine , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *ATHLETIC tape , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Kinesio® Tex tape (KTT) is used in a variety of clinical settings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of KTT from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the management of clinical conditions. A systematic literature search of CINAHL; MEDLINE; OVID; AMED; SCIENCE DIRECT; PEDRO; www.internurse.com; SPORT DISCUS; BRITISH NURSING INDEX; www.kinesiotaping.co.uk; www.kinesiotaping.com; COCHRANE CENTRAL REGISTER OF CLINICAL TRIALS; and PROQUEST was performed up to April 2012. The risk of bias and quality of evidence grading was performed using the Cochrane collaboration methodology. Eight RCTs met the full inclusion/exclusion criteria. Six of these included patients with musculoskeletal conditions; one included patients with breast-cancer-related lymphedema; and one included stroke patients with muscle spasticity. Six studies included a sham or usual care tape/bandage group. There was limited to moderate evidence that KTT is no more clinically effective than sham or usual care tape/bandage. There was limited evidence from one moderate quality RCT that KTT in conjunction with physiotherapy was clinically beneficial for plantar fasciitis related pain in the short term; however, there are serious questions around the internal validity of this RCT. There currently exists insufficient evidence to support the use of KTT over other modalities in clinical practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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