Effect of kinesiology taping on pain in individuals with musculoskeletal injuries: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 48-57

  Montalvo, Alicia M ^a   Cara, Ed Le ^b   Myer, Gregory D ^c,d,e  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sportsplus   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Harvard Medical School   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinesiology tape; Musculoskeletal injury; Pain reduction; Range of motion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC TAPE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY TAPE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANALGESIA; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC TAPE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84908350870     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: 23263660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2014.05.2057     Document Type: Article

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