SynthesisBioMed research international2021
Effects of Kinesio Tape on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Physical Therapies for Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness: An Umbrella and Mapping Systematic Review with Meta-meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
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- Effect of Kinesio tape and Compression sleeves on delayed onset of muscle soreness: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Trial
- Effects of kinesio tape on countermovement jump kinetic variables in physically active females with flat feet before and after fatigue: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Differences in the Effectiveness of Different Physical Therapy Modalities in the Treatment of Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Effects of kinesiology taping timing on recovery in the lower limbs.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Does lower limb kinesio taping affect pain, muscle strength, and balance following fatigue in healthy subjects? A systematic review and meta analysis of parallel randomized controlled trials.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Physical Therapies for Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: A Protocol for an Umbrella and Mapping Systematic Review with Meta-Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Effects of Kinesiotape versus Low-Dye Tape on Pain and Comfort Measures in Patients with Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Observation on the therapeutic effect of rolling the target muscle groups of lower limbs with foam rollers of different shore hardness on DOMS.American journal of clinical and experimental immunology · 2024Article
- Effect of kinesio taping intervention on the muscle strength and balance of college basketball players with functional ankle instability.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Effects of Kinesio taping on forearm supination/pronation performance fatigability.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- The Prevalence of Use of Various Post-Exercise Recovery Methods after Training among Elite Endurance Athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effect of different Kinesio tape tensions on experimentally-induced thermal and muscle pain in healthy adults.PloS one · 2021Article
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundKinesio tape (KT) may be useful for the treatment of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), but there has been no systematic review assessing their efficacy.
objectivesWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of KT on DOMS.
methodsWe searched seven databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and crossover randomized trials of KT in DOMS, from the earliest date available to December 31, 2019. The primary outcome was muscle soreness. The secondary outcome was muscle strength and serum creatine kinase (CK) level. The risk of bias was evaluated based on the Cochrane criteria. Data were analyzed using RevMan version 5.3.0 software.
resultsEight trials (six RCTs and two crossover randomized trials) with 289 participants were included. KT use significantly reduced muscle soreness at 48 h (mean difference (MD): -0.67, 95% confidence interval (CI): -1.10 to 0.24,
conclusionsCurrent evidence suggests that KT might help to alleviate DOMS after strenuous exercise to improve muscle strength. Thus, using KT on the skin for more than 48 hours postexercise, but not for 24 h, appears more effective at relieving pain and improving muscle strength.
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