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Kinesio Taping for Bedside Pain Management

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This chapter describes the various effects of Kinesio Taping and how it can be used as a modality for pain reduction, with the most popular theory being that Kinesio Tape lifts skin and allows movement of interstitial fluid. The techniques described and shown in this chapter are in relation to the back, shoulder, and knee. Multiple articles were reviewed and discussed. It is the authors’ beliefs that Kinesio Taping can provide biomechanical feedback, close dead space, provide mechanical correction, and should be used in conjunction with other pain management strategies.

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  1. Western Reserve Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA

    Matthew B. Noble, Stephen R. Shively & Steven B. Jackson

  2. Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH, USA

    Stephanie K. Noble

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  1. Center for Pain Medicine, Western Reserve Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA

    Dmitri Souza

  2. Dept of Anesthesiology Pain Mgt Ste, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Lynn R Kohan

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Noble, M.B., Noble, S.K., Shively, S.R., Jackson, S.B. (2022). Kinesio Taping for Bedside Pain Management. In: Souza, D., Kohan, L.R. (eds) Bedside Pain Management Interventions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11188-4_17

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