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Studies
Proprioception and Measures After Application of Kinesio Tape
Alahmari, Khalid A. "The Effect of Kinesio Taping on Cervical
Proprioception in Athletes with Mechanical Neck Pain—a Placebo-
Controlled Trial." BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 21, no. 648 (2020).
https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/
s12891-020-03681-9.
Proprioception, Balance, and Gait Following a Stroke
Kim, Jin Hong. "Effects of Proprioception Training with Kinesio Taping
of the Knee Joints on the Proprioception, Balance, and Gait in Stroke
Patients: A Single-Blind Randomized Trials." Physikalische Medizin,
Rehabilitationsmedizin, Kurortmedizin. www.thieme-connect.com/
products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/a-1773-3923.pdf.
Mechanisms By Which the Tape Reduces Pain
Donec, Venta. "The Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping for Pain
Management in Knee Osteoarthritis: a Randomized, Double-Blind,
Controlled Clinical Trial." Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal
Disease (August 29, 2019): 1759720X19869135. https://journals.sagepub.
com/doi/full/10.1177/1759720X19869135.
a level of comfort, confidence, and receptivity to our
touch that other professionals would be hard-pressed
to match. In my seminars, it is not unusual for the
massage therapists in the group to be the ones who "get
it" first and demonstrate the highest levels of skill.
There is great affinity between kinesiology
taping and massage therapy, and there is a shared
purpose: to assist healing by engaging the body's
own intelligence. Both approaches can help reset
recent or deeply held inflammatory responses and
neuromuscular patterns and provide pain relief
and freer movement. In well-trained hands, they
both become powerful healing tools.
Note
1. Venta Donec and Raimondas Kubilius, "The Effectiveness
of Kinesio Taping for Pain Management in Knee
Osteoarthritis: a Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled
Clinical Trial," Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal
Disease, August 20, 2019, https://journals.sagepub.com/
doi/10.1177/1759720X19869135; Khalid A. Alahmari et al.,
"The Effect of Kinesio Taping on Cervical Proprioception in
Athletes with Mechanical Neck Pain—a Placebo-Controlled
Trial," BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 21, no. 648 (2020).
2. Bruno Bordoni, Navid Mahabadi, and Matthew Varacallo,
Anatomy, Fascia (Treasure Island, FL: StatPearls Publishing,
2022). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29630284.
Ana Varona, MA, LMT, has been a licensed massage
therapist since 1988 and currently practices in Princeton,
New Jersey. In addition to her rehabilitative massage
practice, she has had a diverse career encompassing
corporate wellness, movement/postural reeducation,
and dance. She is a certified ART provider, Kinesio
Taping practitioner and instructor, and Floor Barre
instructor. Her latest interest is the inclusion of manual
and touch therapy in end-of-life palliative care. She
can be contacted at ana@calmatherapy.com.
Types of Kinesiology Tape
Since the advent of Kinesio Taping, the industry has seen a boom,
and dozens of kinesiology tape brands have appeared on the
market. Whether you are looking for professional training, self-
application, or a retail opportunity, there is now a great variety of
brands to choose from. While there are too many to list here (even
CVS and Target have developed their own brands), the following is
a list of a few that are currently popular with practitioners and the
public:
Kinesio Tape: kinesiotaping.com
KT Tape: kttape.com
Learn2Tape: learn2tape.com
Mueller: muellersportsmed.com/b2c-us/en
Rock Tape: rocktape.com
Spider Tech: spidertech.com/us
Theraband: theraband.com
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