Material, structure, chosen mechanical and comfort properties of kinesiology tape

Tunáková, Veronika; Tunák, Maroš; Müllerová, Jana; Kolinova, Marcela; Bittner, Václav

doi:10.1080/00405000.2017.1315797

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“…For the cloth tapes, the tow strain required to initiate a linear response is ∼5%. These results reinforce those of Tunakova et al, 8 which found similar tow and stiffening regions for elastomer kinesio tapes. This large toe strain was not seen in the woven cloth tape, which showed little compliance and a relatively constant Hookean response.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…In contrast, the elastomeric tapes sustain much lower loads over time but are very ductile. 8,9 By stretching during application and in response to stress once applied, elastomeric tapes might have more value at sites requiring more range of motion. Moreover, application of the corrective tape necessitates stretching to a significant degree at which point stiffening occurs, enabling sufficient loading of the tape to maintain some compression in use.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A comparison study of athletic kinesio tapes and structural cloth tapes applied to address biomechanical injuries and muscle stabilization

Shannon

Love

2020

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P:

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Quasi-static tensile and stress relaxation experiments were performed on several cloth-based and segmented elastomeric tapes, and the results were analyzed using viscoelastic models. The cloth tape modulus of elasticity was ∼340 MPa, while those of the kinesio tapes ranged from ∼15 to 20 MPa. The cloth tapes was also stronger and more brittle. Viscoelastic modeling of the stress relaxation behavior was done using a Zener model for the cloth tapes and a 5-element model for the kinesio tapes. The cloth tape relaxed by ∼20%, while the kinesio tapes relaxed by ∼40% of the applied maximum stress in approximately 300-s as demonstrated by viscoelastic modeling and constant strain experiments. The overall amount of long-term compressive force delivered by kinesio tapes might be inadequate for some applications, but they are more forgiving in how they are deployed.

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A comparison study of athletic kinesio tapes and structural cloth tapes applied to address biomechanical injuries and muscle stabilization

Shannon

Love

2020

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P:

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“…Evaluation, however, requires knowing structural, physical, and mechanical properties, as well as time dependence of therapeutic tape performance under different conditions. Only a few studies such as [12][13][14] have selected three different colored kinesiology tapes and described their thermophysiological comfort characteristics (geometrical and mechanical). e kinesiology tapes were made of cotton based woven fabrics, have similar properties to human skin, and are more comfortable to use; they also described that all the tapes they used for their study could transfer heat and moisture from the skin but they all had different mechanical behaviors.…”

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Behavior of Elastic Therapeutic Tapes under Dynamic and Static Conditions

Ejegu

Kumar

Gupta

2021

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

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The aim of this paper is to determine the relaxation behavior of the therapeutic tape under different thermomechanical conditions over different time spans and to analyze the physical and mechanical properties of selected kinesiology tapes. The relaxation test was conducted under a static condition with two extended levels (25% and 50%) for one hour and a dynamic condition for 300 cycles with different loading-unloading values, strain rates, and temperatures. For both static and dynamic conditions, at a lower strain rate and higher load and temperature, the therapeutic tapes showed higher loss of internal stress and faster losses of efficiency. Under all selected conditions, the tape’s stress has decreased rapidly.

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“…24,45 Higher comfort levels when wearing elastic tape have been proposed to be caused by its mechanical properties. 48 Many different application methods have been described for the management of PFP using elastic tape, with tension ranging from 20% to 100% of maximal available tension 1,2,9,24,26,29,45 ; however, no consensus exists as to the most appropriate amount of tension to use. When applied at 100% tension, it has been proposed to act similarly to rigid tape, 24 and while taping using the Mulligan concept is typically performed with rigid tape, 22 to date, no studies have examined the efficacy of elastic tape applied using the Mulligan knee taping technique.…”

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Mulligan Knee Taping Using Both Elastic and Rigid Tape Reduces Pain and Alters Lower Limb Biomechanics in Female Patients With Patellofemoral Pain

Mackay

Stearne

Wild

et al. 2020

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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Background: Evidence supports the use of Mulligan knee taping in managing patellofemoral pain (PFP). However, no studies have compared the efficacy of rigid and elastic tape using this technique. Hypothesis: Mulligan knee taping applied with both rigid and elastic tape will produce similar reductions in knee pain, hip internal rotation, and knee flexion moments compared with no tape. Elastic tape will also be more comfortable than rigid tape. Study Design: Controlled laboratory study. Methods: A total of 19 female patients (mean age, 26.5 ± 4.5 years) with PFP performed a self-selected pain provocative task, single-leg squat (SLSq) task, and running task while wearing Mulligan knee taping applied with rigid tape, elastic tape at 100% tension, and no tape. Pain and taping comfort were recorded using 11-point numeric rating scales. An 18-camera motion capture system and in-ground force plates recorded 3-dimensional lower limb kinematics and kinetics for the SLSq and running tasks. Statistical analysis involved a series of repeated-measures analyses of variance. The Wilcoxon signed rank test was used for analyzing taping comfort. Results: Compared with no tape, both rigid and elastic tape significantly reduced pain during the pain provocative task (mean difference [MD], –0.97 [95% CI, –1.57 to –0.38] and –1.42 [95% CI, –2.20 to –0.64], respectively), SLSq (MD, –1.26 [95% CI, –2.23 to –0.30] and –1.13 [95% CI, –2.09 to –0.17], respectively), and running tasks (MD, –1.24 [95% CI, –2.11 to –0.37] and –1.16 [95% CI, –1.86 to –0.46], respectively). Elastic tape was significantly more comfortable than rigid tape generally ( P = .005) and during activity ( P = .022). Compared with no tape, both rigid and elastic tape produced increased knee internal rotation at initial contact during the running task (MD, 5.5° [95% CI, 3.6° to 7.4°] and 5.9° [95% CI, 3.9° to 7.9°], respectively) and at the commencement of knee flexion during the SLSq task (MD, 5.8° [95% CI, 4.5° to 7.0°] and 5.8° [95% CI, 4.1° to 7.4°], respectively), greater peak knee internal rotation during the running (MD, 1.8° [95% CI, 0.4° to 3.3°] and 2.2° [95% CI, 0.9° to 3.6°], respectively) and SLSq tasks (MD, 3.2° [95% CI, 2.1° to 4.3°] and 3.8° [95% CI, 2.3° to 5.2°], respectively), and decreased knee internal rotation range of motion during the running (MD, –3.6° [95% CI, –6.1° to –1.1°] and –3.7° [95% CI, –6.2° to –1.2°], respectively) and SLSq tasks (MD, –2.5° [95% CI, –3.9° to –1.2°] and –2.0° [95% CI, –3.2° to –0.9°], respectively). Conclusion: Mulligan knee taping with both rigid and elastic tape reduced pain across all 3 tasks and altered tibiofemoral rotation during the SLSq and running tasks. Clinical Relevance: Both taping methods reduced pain and altered lower limb biomechanics. Elastic tape may be chosen clinically for comfort reasons.

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Material, structure, chosen mechanical and comfort properties of kinesiology tape

Cited by 5 publications

References 7 publications

A comparison study of athletic kinesio tapes and structural cloth tapes applied to address biomechanical injuries and muscle stabilization

A comparison study of athletic kinesio tapes and structural cloth tapes applied to address biomechanical injuries and muscle stabilization

Behavior of Elastic Therapeutic Tapes under Dynamic and Static Conditions

Mulligan Knee Taping Using Both Elastic and Rigid Tape Reduces Pain and Alters Lower Limb Biomechanics in Female Patients With Patellofemoral Pain

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