SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Kinesio Taping Relieves Pain and Improves Isokinetic Not Isometric Muscle Strength in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06289218 (Kinesio Taping Versus Interferential Current Therapy in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Kinesio Taping Versus Interferential Current Therapy in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: a Comparative Study
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 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
- Efficacy of different analgesic strategies combined with conventional physiotherapy program for treating chronic shoulder pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Does kinesio taping plus exercise improve pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis?: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- Kinesiology Taping in Grade I-II Meniscus Injuries: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Trial
- Physical therapy vs. glucocorticoid injection in patients with meniscal tears and knee osteoarthritis: a multi-center, randomized, controlled trial.BMC medicine · 2025Trial
- Effect of combined Kinesiotaping and resistive exercise on muscle strength and quality of life in breast cancer survivors: a randomized clinical trial.Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute · 2024Trial
- Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping Combined With Neuromuscular Control Exercises on Pain and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Multicenter Assessor-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Kinesio taping in knee osteoarthritis: mechanisms, clinical evidence, and rehabilitation implementations.Rheumatology international · 2026Review
- Pain Unraveled: Kinesio Taping as a Novel Approach to Myofascial Pain Management.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Effects of Kinesio taping and extracorporeal shock wave therapy in combination with exercise in sarcopenic older adults: a study protocol of a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Kinesiology Taping Does Not Affect Tarsal Joint Motion During Selected Exercises in Dogs.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Does Kinesio Taping Enhance Exercise Performance and Recovery in Healthy Males Under Heat Stress?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Feasibility study of core training in knee injury recovery.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 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
- Biomechanical Analysis of Rectus Femoris Kinesio Taping Effects on Post-Muscle Fatigue Stop-Jump Task Performance.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The effect of kinesio taping on joint range of motion and balance in total knee replacement patients.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Kinesio Taping as a Therapeutic Tool for Masticatory Myofascial Pain Syndrome-An Insight View.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Effect of kinesio taping intervention on the muscle strength and balance of college basketball players with functional ankle instability.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Therapeutic Exercise and Conservative Injection Treatment for Early Knee Osteoarthritis in Athletes: A Scoping Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
This study investigated the effects of kinesio taping (KT) or KT plus conventional therapy on pain, muscle strength, funrefction, and range of motion in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Data sources: Databases included PubMed, Ovid Medline, CINAHL, Airiti Library, EMBASE, and WOS search engines. Search terms related to KT and knee OA were combined and searched. Articles that met the inclusion criteria and were graded with a Jadad score ≥3 were included in a meta-analysis to calculate the total effect. The exclusion criteria were non-English-language articles, non-original articles, non-full-text articles, no description of the intervention, or articles with a Jadad score ≤2. Eleven articles were included in the meta-analysis. KT treatment had a significant small total effect on pain reduction (
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