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Equine Specific Kinesiology Taping Research Studies

Application of kinesiology taping to equine abdominal musculature in a tension frame for muscle facilitation increases longitudinal activity at the trot.

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Murray State Uni Equine Kinesiology Tape Application to Equine Hock Joints: Impact on Lameness and Movement Evaluation.

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Treatment With Therapeutic Bandages to Control Equine Postarthroscopic Tibio-Patellofemoral Swelling.

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Influence of Kinesiologic Tape on Post-operative Swelling After Orthognathic Surgery.

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Advancements in Equine Kinesiology Taping Research, with Rebecca Haddock and Online Pet Health.

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Kinesiology Taping Research Studies

CHARACTERISTICS OF ELASTIC KINESIOLOGY TAPE

Moon et al. Influence of Kinesio Taping on the Motor Neuron Conduction Velocity. J Phys Ther Sci. 2011;23:313-315. Taylor et al. A Scoping Review of the Use of Elastic Therapeutic Tape for Neck or Upper Extremity.

DECOMPRESSES TISSUE - FACILITATES BLOOD AND LYMPH FLOW

Kase et al. Clinical Therapeutic Applications of the Kinesio Taping Method (3rd Edition) Tokyo, Japan: 2003. Lipinska A, et al. The Influence of Kinesiotape application on Lymphoedema of an Upper Limb in Women. After Masectomy. FP. 2007; 7(3): 258-269

FACILITATES MOVEMENT - ASSISTS MUSCLE FUNCTION, SUPPORTS JOINTS, LIGAMENTS ANDTENDONS

Christou EA et al. Patellar Taping Increases Vastus Medialis Oblique Activity in the Presence of Patellofemoral Pain. J Electromyogr Kines 1995;5:251-7 Ibrahim, M. The Effect of Therapeutic Taping on Hand Function in Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy Function. Int J Dev Research. 2015;5;4758-61 Thelen M, et al. The Clinical Efficacy of Kinesio Tape for Shoulder Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blinded,
Clinical Trial. J Ortho Sport Phys Ther. 2008; 38(7): 389-395. Davison E, et al. Inhibitory Effect of the Kinesio Taping Method on the Gastrocnemius Muscle. Am J Sports Sci Med. 2016; 4(2): 33-38
Slupik A et al. Effect of Kinesio Taping on Bioelectrical Activity of Vastus Medialis Muscle. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil 2007; 9(6):644-651.
Yasukawa A et al. Pilot Study: Investigating the Effects of Kinesio Taping in an Acute Pediatric Rehabilitation Setting. Amer J Occu Ther 2006; 60(1): 104-110

PROVIDES CONSTANT PROPRIOCEPTIVE FEEDBACK THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THEAPPLICATION

Yasukawa A et al. Pilot Study: Investigating the Effects of Kinesio Taping in an Acute Pediatric Rehabilitation Setting. Amer J Occu Ther 2006; 60(1): 104-110.
Davison E, et al. Inhibitory Effect of the Kinesio Taping Method on the Gastrocnemius Muscle. Am J Sports Sci Med. 2016; 4(2): 33-38
Tamburella F, et al. Somatosensory Inputs by Application of KinesioTaping: Effects on Spasticity, Balance, and Gait in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury. Front Hum Neurosci. 2014; 8: 367

RELIEVE PAIN

Chao Y, et al. Kinesio Taping and Manual Pressure Release: Short Term Effects in Subjects with Myofascial Trigger Point. J Hand Ther. 2016; 29: 23-29. Gonzalez-Iglesias J, et al. Short-Term Effects of Cervical Kinesio Taping on Pain and Cervical Range of Motion in Patients with Acute Whiplash Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2009; 39(7): 515-521

TAPING MECHANISM- STRETCH AND RECOIL

Pamuk U, et al. Quantification Using MRI Analyses Shows Complex and Widespread Mechanical Effects of Kinesio Taping Within a Whole Limb. 24th Annual Brazilian Congress of Boimechanics. 2013 Pamuk U, Yucesoy CA. MRI analyses show that Kinesio Taping Affects much more than just the targeted superficial tissues and causes heterogeneous deformations within the whole limb. J Biomech; 48(16):4262-4270

A study of reproducibility of kinesiology tape applications: review, reliability and validity

The different kinesiology tapes presented different behaviors with regard to rupture and removal when applied to skin in dry state, wet state and after being submerged in artificial acidic sweat solution. Therefore, different kinesiology tape brands will produce different levels of strain even though the same elongation is used. Depending on the characteristics (body dimensions) and properties (skin elongation) of each subject in the sample, bandages with different elongations must be applied to achieve the same strain in all of the tapes and therefore produce the same effect. The absence of these data at this time limits the reliability of previous clinical studies, makes comparing their findings impossible and presents new challenges for research in this field.

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