Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2018
Kinesio taping reduces elbow pain during resisted wrist extension in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis: a randomized, double-blinded, cross-over study.
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Comparison Of The Effects Of Kinesiotaping And High Intensity Laser Therapy In Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis: A Randomized Controlled Study
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of the effects of Kinesio tape and high-intensity laser therapy applied in conjunction with physical therapy on pain, grip strength, and functional level in patients with lateral epicondylitis: A randomized controlled trial.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Kinesio Taping, Wrist Splinting, and Epicondylitis Bandaging in Managing Lateral Epicondylitis: A Prospective Comparative Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Trial
- The effectiveness of kinesiotaping in treating chronic lateral epicondylitis: a randomized, sham-controlled, single-blind study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Trial
- Can kinesio tape negatively affect the treatment by creating a hard floor in plantar fasciitis treatment? A randomized clinical trial.PloS one · 2025Trial
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- Acute Effects of a Warm-Up Intervention on Pain, Productivity, Physical Capacities and Psychological Perceptions Among Vineyard Workers: a Cluster Randomized Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Effects of multidirectional elastic tape on pain and function in individuals with lateral elbow tendinopathy: A randomised crossover trial.Clinical rehabilitation · 2023Trial
- The Effects of Taping Combined with Wrist Stabilization Exercise on Pain, Disability, and Quality of Life in Postpartum Women with Wrist Pain: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Early Results of Kinesio Taping and Steroid Injections in Elbow Lateral Epicondylitis: A Randomized, Controlled Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Trial
- Comparison of the clinical and sonographic effects of ultrasound therapy, extracorporeal shock wave therapy, and Kinesio taping in lateral epicondylitisTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2021Trial
- A Literature Review of Lateral Epicondylitis: Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Management and Treatment.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Evaluation of a Stretching Forearm Sleeve for Lateral Epicondylitis: Repeated Measures Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026Article
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- The effect of kinesiology taping on gait variability in healthy dogs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Effect of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway-based clustered nursing care combined with papaverine injection on vascular inflammation and vascular crisis after replantation of severed fingers.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2024Article
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- Effect of dry needling, ischemic compression and cross-taping of the masseter in patients with orofacial myofascial pain: a randomized comparative study.Frontiers in oral health · 2024Article
- The Effects of Wearing a Portable Media Armband on Muscle Activation of the Biceps Brachii.International journal of exercise science · 2023Article
- Comparison of the effectiveness of peloid therapy and kinesio taping in tennis elbow patients: a single-blind controlled study.International journal of biometeorology · 2022Article
- Kinesiology Tape: A Descriptive Survey of Healthcare Professionals in the United States.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundLateral epicondylitis is frequently seen in racquet sport players and the treatments are usually symptomatic rather than curative. Taping therapy is cheap and easy to apply in the sport field. In this study we valued the effectiveness of Kinesio taping (KT) on immediate pain control for patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis.
methodsWe conducted a randomized, double-blinded, cross-over study with 15 patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis. All participants received two taping sessions in a random order with a 3-day interval in between: one with KT and the other with sham taping (ST). Pain perceived during resisted wrist extension and at rest using numeric rating scale (NRS), the pain-free grip strength, and the pressure pain threshold, were measured before and 15 min after the tape was applied.
resultsA significant reduction of 2.1 ± 1.6 (Z = - 3.081, P = 0.002) and 0.7 ± 0.8 (Z = - 2.428, P = 0.015) was found on a NRS with KT and ST, respectively, indicating that both taping sessions produced immediate pain relief for resisted wrist extension. Both taping sessions significantly improved the pain-free grip strength with increases of 3.31 ± 5.05 (Z = - 2.615, P = 0.009) and 2.43 ± 3.31 (Z = - 2.783, P = 0.005) kg found with KT and ST, respectively. Compared with ST, KT exhibited superiority in controlling pain experienced during resisted wrist extension (Z = - 2.168, P = 0.030).
conclusionsTaping produced unneglectable placebo effects on pain relief and painf-free grip strength for patients with lateral epicondylitis, and KT seemed to have additional effects on controlling pain that was elicited by resisted wrist extension.
trial registrationISRCTN13618356 (retrospectively registered on 13/02/2017).
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