Kinesiotape

Kinesiotape is a colourful and elastic sports tape that was introduced during the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. Kinesiotape is today mainly used in sports medicine to stabilise damaged muscles and ligaments in healthy athletics. Could kinesiotape also be used for treatment of other musculoskeletal conditions?

Reading time less than 1 minute Published: November 6, 2017 Publication type:

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Published: November 6, 2017

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Question

For which conditions within primary care and sports medicine does kinesiotape have an effect?

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