A systematic review of the effectiveness of kinesio taping for musculoskeletal injury

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 33-40

  Mostafavifar, Mehran ^a   Wertz, Jess ^a   Borchers, James ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Athlete; Injury; Kinesio taping; Tape

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC TAPE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; KINESIO TAPING; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SPINE; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDINITIS; ANALGESIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INSTRUMENTATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; REVIEW;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC TAPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874524478     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2012.11.1986     Document Type: Article

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