SynthesisEuropean journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine2023
Efficacy of kinesio taping on upper limb volume reduction in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
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- Effects of kinesio taping in patients undergoing knee or hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The Effication of Low-Level Laser Therapy, Kinesio Taping, and Endermology on Post-Mastectomy Lymphedema: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Pooled it
- Immediate Effects of Two Different Methods of Trunk Elastic Taping on Pelvic Inclination, Trunk Impairment, Balance, and Gait in Stroke Patients.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
- Immediate effect of kinesiology taping on muscle strength, static balance and proprioception after eccentric muscle fatigue on ankle: a randomized cross-over trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Trial
- Effectiveness of Physical Exercise Programs in Reducing Secondary Lymphedema Associated with Breast Cancer: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The Role of Taping in Early Recovery After Abdominoplasty: A Comprehensive Review and Proposal of a Standardized Protocol.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Review
- Surgical Treatment, Rehabilitative Approaches and Functioning Assessment for Patients Affected by Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Comprehensive Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- The effect of kinesiology taping on gait variability in healthy dogs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Three-dimensional imaging evaluation of facial swelling after orthognathic surgery with compression and Kinesio taping therapy: a randomized clinical trial.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Examining the efficacy of treatments for arm lymphedema in breast cancer survivors: an overview of systematic reviews with meta-analyses.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- Nutrition-associated health levels in persons with cancer: item response modelling based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
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- Technical aspects and validation of custom digital algorithms for hand volumetry.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionOne of the most common disabling complications in breast cancer (BC) patients is breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), a pathological condition affecting both physical and psychological function, with detrimental consequences on health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). Rehabilitation has a key role in the comprehensive management of this condition with several studies reporting positive results after performing complex decongestive therapies (CDT) in these women. Kinesio taping (KT) is a rather recent therapeutic approach to treat BCRL, however, evidence in literature regarding its effectiveness is far from being fully characterized. Therefore, this systematic review aimed at assessing the role of KT among the CDT to treat BCRL. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were systematically searched from inception until May 5 EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: Out of the documents identified, 123 were eligible for data screening, and only 7 RCTs satisfied the eligibility criteria and were included. We found that KT might have a positive effect on limb volume reduction in patients with BCRL, albeit there is little evidence for low quality of the included studies.
conclusionsTaken together, this systematic review showed that KT did not significantly reduce the upper limb volume in BCRL women, albeit it seemed to increase the flow rate during the passive exercise. Further high-quality-studies are mandatory to improve the knowledge in order to include the KT might into a multidisciplinary rehabilitative approach for the management of BC survivors affected by lymphedema.
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