Kinesio taping in the treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injury
Dissanayake, Hiruni; Welathanthrige, Sanithra (2025)
2025
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Anterior cruciate ligament is one of the two cruciate ligaments that helps to stabilise the knee joint. It is a solid band composed of collagenous fibres, and its main purpose is to avoid the tibia from moving forward in relative to the femur. Anterior cruciate ligament can be over stretched or tear off during athletic activities, at work or in an auto accident. The most frequent mechanism of injury is a sudden pivoting or cutting manoeuvre. Diagnosing methods such as anterior drawer test, Lachman test, pivot shift test are used in acute injury while severe injuries are diagnosed using plain radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging. c Kinesio taping functions as a therapeutic modality that employs elastic tapes to provide support to muscles and joints without creating a restriction of the range of motion.
The purpose of the bachelor’s thesis was to investigate how kinesio taping assists in recovery following injury to the anterior cruciate ligament.
This modified literature review search was performed across scholarly articles, which out of 262 articles collected from PubMed, CINAHL, ProQuest Central, and Sage Journals within 2014–2024, five articles were selected for the bachelor's thesis. The study methods used on the result articles were. from double blind placebo-controlled study, randomised controlled trial, systematic review, and case report.
In conclusion, kinesio taping provides many advantages in the rehabilitation process in anterior cruciate ligament, including the effects on pain, oedema, proprioception, gait pattern, muscle strength, knee flexion, and range of motion.
The purpose of the bachelor’s thesis was to investigate how kinesio taping assists in recovery following injury to the anterior cruciate ligament.
This modified literature review search was performed across scholarly articles, which out of 262 articles collected from PubMed, CINAHL, ProQuest Central, and Sage Journals within 2014–2024, five articles were selected for the bachelor's thesis. The study methods used on the result articles were. from double blind placebo-controlled study, randomised controlled trial, systematic review, and case report.
In conclusion, kinesio taping provides many advantages in the rehabilitation process in anterior cruciate ligament, including the effects on pain, oedema, proprioception, gait pattern, muscle strength, knee flexion, and range of motion.