Kinesio tape application may improve pain free active ROM in patients with shoulder pain .
The clinical efficacy of kinesio tape for shoulder pain: a randomized, double-blinded, clinical trial
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008 Jul;38(7):389-95. Epub 2008 May 29.42 subjects with rotator cuff tendonitis/impingement were randomly assigned to either therapeutic kinesiotape (KT) group or a sham KT group. Clinical outcome was assessed after 3 and 6 days of intervention. The therapeutic application of Kinesio Tape demonstrated immediate improvement in pain-free shoulder abduction after tape application.
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