Placebo effect of facilitatory Kinesio tape on muscle activity and muscle strength.

Dominic Ngo-Tung MakIvan Pui-Hung AuMavis ChanZoe Yau-Shan ChanWinko Wenkang AnJanet Hanwen ZhangDavid DraperRoy Tsz Hei Cheung

Published in: Physiotherapy theory and practice (2018)

Facilitatory KT promotes maximal grip strength only among regular KT users, but its effect is trivial. Interestingly, such effect is not related to any electrophysiological change in the KT applying muscle, which may indicate an indirect working mechanism leading to the increased grip strength.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
heart rate
resistance training
blood pressure
body composition
study protocol