Date
Spring 2018
Document Type
Poster Session
Department
Exercise, Health, and Sport Sciences
Advisor
Travis Parent, MS, ATC, CSCS
Keywords
kinesiology tape, KT tape, venous flow, controversy, sports therapy, University of Southern Maine, Thinking Matters Symposium
Abstract
Kinesiology tape has become extremely popular among athletes of all ages. It’s bright colors and the unique patterns created by the tape have gained an astonishing amount of attention. KT tape is a highly elastic tape that is advertised to increase muscle proprioception, reduce pain, and increase the space between fascial layers for higher venous flow. There has been a large amount of controversy surrounding KT tape and the placebo effects its usage may have. The purpose of this study is to determine if kinesiology tape actually increases venous flow which will result in a reduction of edema and ecchymosis after injury.
Start Date
April 2018
Recommended Citation
Fitzgerald, K. and Saunders, Victoria, "Does The Application of Kinesiology Tape Aid in Increasing Venous Flow" (2018). Thinking Matters Symposium Archive. 230.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/thinking_matters/230
Included in
Alternative and Complementary Medicine Commons, Kinesiotherapy Commons, Sports Medicine Commons, Sports Sciences Commons
