Peer-reviewed research
Short-term effectiveness of kinesio taping as therapeutic tool in conservative treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis
A. Tomás-Escolar et al., Physiotherapy Research International, 2023 · DOI 10.1002/pri.2026
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- What it is
- A systematic review and meta-analysis from the European University in Madrid of 13 randomized trials with 665 people with carpal tunnel syndrome, covering the short-term effects of kinesio taping on pain, function, strength and nerve conduction. Author list is abbreviated from the abstract record.
- How much weight it carries
- Peer-reviewed and built on randomized trials. It measures short-term effects only, and its authors rate some outcomes as moderate-certainty evidence, so it does not say whether any benefit lasts.
Facts taken from this source
- A 2023 meta-analysis of 13 randomized trials found that kinesio taping was not significantly superior to other physical therapy or untreated control for symptom severity in the short term, with moderate-certainty evidence.
“no significantly superior effects were found on the symptom severity, strength, or neurophysiological outcomes” (Results)