The two main kinds of tape have been effective in different studies. Rigid tape. This type doesn't stretch. It's designed to help keep an area from moving. Elastic tape. This type, also called kinesio ...
Kneecap pain can be caused by trauma, but often it is caused by poor positioning of the kneecap. The kneecap is positioned within a groove on the end of your thigh bone. If the knee cap is deviated or ...
Objective Patellar taping is frequently used to treat patellofemoral pain (PFP). This systematic review and meta-analysis (1) evaluates the efficacy of patellar taping for patients with PFP, (2) ...
You've probably seen it before: pro runners lining up on the start line with strips of athletic tape around their knees, ankles, or up and down their calves and thighs. This tape serves an important ...
This week we are going to discuss a treatment technique which is well known in the rehabilitation community but probably not so well known in the patient population. That technique is known under ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Simple athletic tape may bring some pain relief to older adults with a form of arthritis that affects the kneecap, a small study suggests. The study looked at the effects ...
Sisters Tyler and Riley Lingerfelt both play volleyball and softball at North Davidson High School in Lexington. In the past year, both incurred minor injuries and both were treated with the same ...
Anterior knee pain syndrome is a generic term meant to encompass many of the different problems arising from the patellofemoral joint. The patellofemoral joint is the joint between the kneecap and the ...
When things are in the groove, they’re going smoothly. That surely is the case with your knee. As long as your kneecap (patella) stays in its groove in the knee, you can walk, run, sit, stand, kneel, ...
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