<p>Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping on the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials</p>

Abstract

The purpose of this review was to summarize the current best evidence for the effectiveness of Kinesio Taping in reducing pain and increasing knee function for patients with knee osteoarthritis. A comprehensive search of literature published between 2014 and 2019 was conducted using the following electronic databases: PubMed, Google Scholar, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), Science Direct, and Scopus. Only randomized controlled trials evaluating the effect of Kinesio Taping on knee osteoarthritis were included. PEDro was used to assess the risk of bias of included trials. This study was reported according to the guideline of the PRISMA statement. The methodological quality of the studies was done using the PEDro scale and GRADE approach. The overall quality of evidence was rated from moderate to high. Eighteen randomized trials involving 876 patients were included. The present systematic review demonstrated that there were significant differences between Kinesio Taping groups and control groups in terms of visual analog scale (VAS), Western Ontario and MacMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scale and flexion range of motion. Kinesio Taping is effective in improving pain and joint function in patients with knee OA.

Efficacy of Duhuo Jisheng Decoction for Treating Cold-Dampness Obstruction Syndrome-Type Knee Osteoarthritis: A Pooled Analysis

“…The treatment methods for KOA include mainly surgical treatment, drug treatment, and physical therapy [23][24][25], and drug therapy for KOA comprises mainly nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and glucosamine [26]. Although the application of these drugs alleviates the pain or improves the activity of KOA patients, the objective adverse reactions and high costs of these drugs are still key problems that need to be solved.…”

Does kinesio taping plus exercise improve pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis?: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

“…Based on a systematic review published in 2013, KT interventions are not recommended for these clinical populations with musculoskeletal conditions (Parreira Pdo et al, 2014). However, other three meta-analyses find that KT can reduce pain and enhance knee function when compare to sham KT (Lu et al, 2018;Ouyang et al, 2018;Melese et al, 2020). Lin et al points out that KT versus physical therapy has substantial impact on pain and function alleviation in 2020 (Lin et al, 2020).…”

Effects of Kinesio Taping on Edema Control in Patients With Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Literature Review

“…Once we looked up the review articles on KT published over the past 5 years through the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) (accessed via PubMed), a total of 52 studies were identified. Most of 52 studies are on cerebral palsy [13][14][15], low back pain [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23], ankle functional performance [24][25][26], knee osteoarthritis (OA) [27][28][29][30][31][32][33], shoulder pain and disability [34][35][36][37][38], breast lymphedema [7,39], rehabilitation after stroke [40][41][42] and so on; however, there are only four studies related to edema [43][44][45][46]. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to review the literature on KT for reducing edema caused by musculoskeletal disorders and investigate whether the use of KT have any effects on controlling edema.…”