ArticleJournal of performance health research2017
Kinesiology tape modestly increases skin blood flow regardless of tape application technique.
Article in Journal of performance health research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of Kinesio taping on postoperative complications following mandibular third molar surgery/extraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of elastic taping on kyphosis and body balance in the elderly: a randomized crossover study.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Infrared Kinesiology Tape Increases Skin Temperature and Red Blood Cell Flux at Rest.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2026Article
- Effects of kinesio taping applied over the biceps muscle on muscle activity and muscle fatigue.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Does Kinesio Taping Enhance Exercise Performance and Recovery in Healthy Males Under Heat Stress?Journal of clinical medicine · 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
- Auxetic Biomedical Metamaterials for Orthopedic Surgery Applications: A Comprehensive Review.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Review
- Elastic Taping Application on the Neck: Immediate and Short-Term Impacts on Pain and Mobility of Cervical Spine.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- Immediate effects of elastic tape application on the foot sole: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of physical therapy science · 2023Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Kinesiology tape (KNT) is commonly used for injury prevention and as part of rehabilitation to treat muscle and joint pain. KNT is purported to increase local blood flow by lifting the skin and reducing local pressure. Whether or not skin blood flow is increased by KNT is not presently known. We carried out 2 experiments to elucidate the effects of KNT on skin blood flow. Protocol 1: KNT was applied to the skin at 0%, 25%, 50%, and 100% relative tension. Red cell flux, an index of skin blood flow, was measured by laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) at each site and at a no-tape control site. There was an overall effect of tape on cutaneous vascular conductance (CVC: LDF/MAP) (KNT: 0.12 (95% confidence interval: 0.10, 0.14), control 0.08 (0.07, 0.10) flux•mmHg
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