Studies into mechanisms behind Kinesio taping 2002-2017: updated 01-12 2017

Callaghan MJ, Selfe J, Bagley PJ , Oldham JA (2002) The effects of patellar taping on joint
proprioception. J.of.athletic training 2002;37(1)19-24
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC164303/
Mori A & Takasaki M (2005) Activation of cerebral cortex in various regions after using
kinesio tape. Kinesio Symposium 20,2005 pp141-144
http://www.aevnm.com/docs/socios/Articulos/Aut-Mori%20A.pdf
Liu YH1, Chen SM, Lin CY, Huang CI, Sun YN (2007) Motion tracking on elbow tissue from
ultrasonic image sequence for patients with lateral epicondylitis. Conf.IEEE EMBS THB 04.06
95-98 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=4352231
Yukio Kataoka (2007) Effects of Kinesio taping & low strength exercises on blood pressure
and peripheral circulation. AH Spring 07 14-15Y11 http://www.tapingbase.nl/nl/effects-of-
kinesio-taping-and-low-strength-exercises-on-blood-pressure-and-peripheral-circulation-nl
Callaghan MJ, Selfe J, Bagley PJ , Oldham JA (2011) What does proprioception testing tell us
about patellofemoral pain? Man Ther. 2011 Feb;16(1):46-7
http://www.manualtherapyjournal.com/article/S1356-689X(10)00116-5/abstract
Fukui B.T. (2011) Physiological skin movement using Vicon Motion Systems 64 markers
trunk WCPT Congres Amsterdam (books: Skin Physiology 2011 & Skin Taping 2014).
Research Ultrasonor Imaging & skin stretch
Callaghan MJ, McKie S, Richardson P, Oldham JA.(2012) Effects of patellar taping on brain
activity during knee joint proprioception tests using functional magnetic resonance imaging.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22282771
Konishi Y (2012) Tactile stimulation with Kinesiology tape alleviates muscle weakness
attributable to attenuation of I1 afferents. JSciMedSport 2012 juni 6 PMID:22682093
Sea Hyun Bae, Jeong Hun Lee, Kyeong Ae Oh, Kyung Yoon Kim (2013) The effect of kInesio
taping on potential in chronic low back pain patients anticipatory postural control and
cerebral cortex J.Phy.Ther.Sci25:1367-1371,2013
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3881457/
Bravi R, Quarta E, Cohen EJ, Gottard A, Minciacchi D (2014). A little elastic for a better
performance: kinesiotaping of the motor effector modulates neural mechanisms for
rhythmic movements. Front Syst Neurosci. 2014 Sep 25;8:181. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.
2014.00181 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4174732/
Yamamoto Hiroyuki MS (2014) The change in knee angle during gait by applying elastic tape
to the skin. J.Phys.Ther.Sci26:1075-1077, 2014
Lopes LM, Ueda LS, Kunzler MR, de Britto MA, Carpes FP (2014) Leg skin stimulation can be
a strategy to improve postural control in the elderly. Neurosci Lett 2014 doi
neulet.20014.01.020
Yong Sin Lee, MS, Sea Hyun Bae, Jin Ah Hwang, Kyung Yoon Kim. (2015) The effects of
kinesio taping on architecture, strength and pain of muscles in delayed onset muscle
soreness of biceps Brachii. J.Phy.Ther.Sci27:457-459.2015
Fukui T, Otake Y, Kondo T (2015) In which direction does skin move during joint movement?
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/srt.12248/abstract
Pamuk U, Yucesoy CA (2015) MRI analyses show that kinesio taping affects much more than
just the targeted superficial tissues and causes heterogeneous deformations within the
whole limb. J Biomech. 2015 Dec 16;48(16):4262-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.10.036
Tu Shinfan J Woledge, Morresey D (2015) Measurement of the effects of kinesio taping on
in vivo thoracolumbar fascia movement using 3D ultrasound; methodological development
and reliability ISBGlasgow 2015
Lucas LB & Lemos TV (2015) De flexibility difference between a kinesio taping application on
the muscle belly and the tendious part of the isquitibialis. poster Kinesio Brasil Conference
Yamamoto Hiroyuki MS (2014) The change in knee angle during gait by applying elastic tape
to the skin. J.Phys.Ther.Sci26:1075-1077,2014
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4135201/
Kawal K & Fukui T (2015) The effects of new taping methods for increasing the muscle
strength. WCPT 2015 poster
Daryl Lawson*, Amanda Hoffmeyer, Ashley Pearsall and Srikant Vallabhajosula Kinesio®
Tex Tape: Valuable Conservative Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis? Lawson et al., J Nov
Physiother 2015, 5:5 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2165-7025.1000271
Isoya R, Yoshida K, Morozumi T, Sudo K, Kudo K, Kazama T Effect of Kinesio Taping and
its Application Method on Rectus Femoris Function Examined by Ultrasound
Rigakuryoho Kagaku 29(4): 589–593, 2014
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/rika/29/4/29_589/_pdf
Fukui T, Otake Y, Kondo T (2017) The effects of new taping methods designed to increase
muscle strength. JK.Phy.ThSchi 29;70-74 2017
Bravi R et al (2017) When non dominant is better than dominant; kinesiotape modulates
asymmetries in timed performcance during synchronization-continuation task.
Fr.Ineurosci.sept.2017,vol11,art21
Seda Yıldız, Uluç Pamuk Gul Baltacı, Can A. Yucesoy, (2017) Tensiomyography Assessment of
Changes in Muscle Tissue Stiffness Due to Kinesio Taping. Conference Kinesio Hawai
September 2017

Online blog
Todd Hargrove has a blog on the evidence on kinesio taping
Blog Todd Hargrove 2011 op http://www.bettermovement.org/