Kinesio Tape: Uses, Research Studies & Pain Treatment

What is Kinesio Tape?

Kinesio Taping gives support and stability to your joints and muscles without affecting circulation and range of motion. Kinesio Taping is a therapeutic taping technique that supports fascia, muscles, and joints while allowing an unrestricted range of motion.⁹ Kinesio Tape, or KT, is theorized to help with lymphatic and blood circulation, and therefore reducing pain, inflammation and recovery times.

Kinesio Tape Research Studies:

A systematic review by Borchers, et. al reviewed 6 studies that researched the efficacy of Kinesio Taping for musculoskeletal injury.³⁷ The review found insufficient evidence to either support or oppose the use of KT to prevent injury, decrease inflammation and pain not related to injury, and recovery time.³⁷

有效的止痛治療

ASTR 通過解決肌肉失衡、疤痕組織、觸發點、筋膜限制、炎症、姿勢、身體力學（通常是疼痛的根源），以溫和、有效和自然的方式治療肌肉和關節疼痛。 ASTR 採用整體方法來解決疼痛的根本原因，而不僅僅是症狀。 ASTR 治療可以在家中進行肌肉和關節疼痛。

參考：

9. Cheatham SW, Lee M, Cain M, et al. : The efficacy of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization: a systematic review. J Can Chiropr Assoc, 2016, 60: 200–211.

37. Small K, Naughton LM, Matthews M. A Systematic Review into the Efficacy of Static Stretching as Part of a Warm-Up for the Prevention of Exercise-Related Injury. Research in Sports Medicine. 2008;16(3):213-231. doi:10.1080/15438620802310784.37. Borchers et al. A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Kinesis Taping for Musculoskeletal Injury