by Darryn | Nov 26, 2024 | General News
A recent study looked at the use of kinesiology tape in addition to the use of stabilization exercises for chronic low back pain. The study investigated 50 participants with lumbar pain of greater than three months duration and aged between 20 and 40 years old. Most...
by Darryn | Nov 19, 2024 | General News
Whilst we are familiar with many kinesiology tape studies typically focussed on knees, low backs and shoulders, there was a recent study published on quite a niche injury: turf toe. Turf toe occurs when the big toe is forced into excessive dorsiflexion which can...
by Darryn | Nov 13, 2024 | General News
Neck pain is a very common complaint, and estimates are that it will affect up to 60% of people at some point in their lifetime. A systematic review was recently conducted to look at the effect of kinesiology tape on neck pain. The review looked at 10 Randomised...
by Darryn | Oct 28, 2024 | General News
A recent study investigated whether the application of kinesiology tape would help in runners who were experiencing medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), more commonly known as shin splints. The study involved 32 runners currently experiencing medial shin pain and...
by Darryn | Oct 21, 2024 | General News, Uncategorized
Historically there have been many studies looking at the use of kinesiology tape (KT) and rigid tape for knee pain, many with positive findings. Recently there was a systematic review and meta-analysis published looking at KT for patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS)....
by Darryn | Oct 11, 2024 | General News
A Turkish study investigated the effect of kinesiology tape on postoperative pain and oedema following total knee arthroplasties (TKA). The study compared kinesiology tape with a non-elastic sham tape to consider whether the elasticity of the kinesiology tape...
