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In the 2025 meta-analysis, kinesio taping gave similar outcomes to orthoses for mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome, and adding taping to orthoses gave more short-term pain relief than orthoses alone.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“KT showed similar therapeutic outcomes to orthoses, and combining KT with orthoses provided greater short-term pain relief than orthoses alone”
Kinesio taping can relieve symptoms and enhance functions in patients with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Z. Li et al., Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 2025, Results.
Open the original (DOI 10.1080/09593985.2025.2463902)- What it measures
- The review uses the term orthoses for the comparison treatment and does not compare taping with surgery or with steroid injection.
- What it does not show
- Based on low-quality evidence for the combination, according to the authors. Taping was not compared with surgery or steroid injection.