Physical Therapy Korea
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Methods of applying kinesiology taping
| Study | Anastomosis | Style (number) |
Application area |
Direction | Stretching (%) | Skin adverse (n = drop out) |
Patch test |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atar et al. [32] | Ｘ | Fan (4) | Neck, face | Lymphatic | 5–25 | Temporary itching & redness 16.6% (n = 0) | ○ | KT > SKT |
| Selcuk Yilmaz and Ayhan [31] | Ｘ | Fan (6) | Arm, forearm, hand | Lymphatic | 10–15 | Drop out by allergy 16.66% (n = 3) | ○ | KT ≥ MLD, LLLT |
| Torres-Lacomba et al. [28] | Ｘ | Fan (4) | Arm, forearm, hand | Lymphatic | 15–20 | Drop out by irritation 3.4% (n = 1) | ○ | KT < B (comfortable KT > B) |
| Pajero Otero et al. [26] | Posterior 1 (A-A) |
Spiral | Arm to wrist | Lymphatic | 0 | Skin peeling 20% (n = 0) | ○ | KT > CG |
| Ozsoy-Unubol et al. [22] | Ｘ | Fan (4) | Arm, forearm | Lymphatic | 15 | Drop out by allergy 2.5% (n = 1) | KT ≥ CG | |
| Tantawy et al. [19] | Anterior 1 (A-A) |
Fan (6) | Arm, forearm, hand | Lymphatic | 5–25/15–20 (anastomosis) | No mention | KT > CG | |
| Ergin et al. [34] | Anterior 2 Posterior 1 (A-A, I-A) |
Fan (3) | Only on the anastomosis | Lymphatic | 0–15 | Ｘ | KT using anastomosis only, no effect | |
| Hassan and Ismail [27] | Fan (5) | Arm, forearm, hand | Lymphatic | No mention | No mention | ○ | KT ≥ CG | |
| Taradaj et al. [11] | Anterior 2 (A-A & A-I) |
Fan (6) | Arm, forearm | Lymphatic | 0–15 | Drop out by allergy inflammatory 20.68% (n = 6) | KT < MLB KT ≑ qKT |
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| Pekyavas et al. [29] | Anterior 1 (A-A) |
Fan (6) | Arm, forearm, hand | Lymphatic | No mention | No mention | KT + MLB > KT (pain) KT > |
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| Pop et al. [33] | Anterior 1 (A-A) |
Fan (1) & spiral | Fingers to arm | *ownKT: reverse KT: lymphatic |
10 | No mention | ownKT > KT | |
| Smykla et al. [30] | Anterior 2 (A-A, A-I) |
Fan (6) | Arm, forearm | Reverse | 5–15 | Drop out by allergy 15.38% (n = 4) | MLB > KT KT = qKT |
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| Özçete and Eyigör [36] | Anterior 2 Posterior 1 (A-A, A-I) |
Fan (7) | Arm, forearm, hand | Lymphatic | No mention | No mention | Alternatives to pressure contraindications | |
| Tantawy [41] | Anterior 1 (A-A) |
Fan (6) | Arm, forearm hand | Lymphatic | 15–20/5–25 (anastomosis) | No mention | Effective & comfortable | |
| Özçete et al. [39] | Ｘ | Fan (2) | Neck | Cross application reverse | No mention | Pruritis but not wound | ○ | Very effective |
| Taradaj et al. [37] | Anterior 1 (A-A) |
Fan (6) | Arm, forearm | Lymphatic | 0–15 | No mention | Safe & effective without side effects | |
| Simone [40] | Ｘ | Fan (2) | Neck | Lymphatic | 15 | Ｘ | ○ | Safe & effective |
| Chou et al. [35] | Posterior 1 (A-A) |
Fan (2) | Arm, forearm | Lymphatic | No mention | Itching & wound formation | Alternative for hospice management | |
| Van Wyk [42] | Ｘ | Spiral | Arm, forearm | Lymphatic | No mention | Ｘ | Symptoms relief, patient satisfaction | |
| Pyszora and Krajnik [38] | Ｘ | Fan (2) | Dorsum of foot to knee | Lymphatic | 15 | Ｘ | ○ | Suitable for palliative tx. |
A-A, axillo-axillary anastomosis; A-I, axillo-inguinal anastomosis; CG, compression garment; KT, kinesiology taping; LLLT, low level laser treatment; MLB, multilayer bandage; MLD, manual lymph drainage; qKT, quasi kinesiology taping; SKT, sham KT; Lymphatic, from proximal to distal.