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Adhesion Of Three Brands Of Elastic Therapeutic Tape, Robert Topp, Jena L. Slaski, Barton N. Bishop, Phil Page
Adhesion Of Three Brands Of Elastic Therapeutic Tape, Robert Topp, Jena L. Slaski, Barton N. Bishop, Phil Page
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare, over a period of 5 days, the rate of adhesion of TheraBand® Kinesiology Tape (TKT) with either KT Tape® (KT) or Kinesio® Tex Gold (KTEX) under 25% elongation among healthy adults.
Methods: In this study, 2 independent cohorts of 20 healthy volunteers were randomly assigned to simultaneously receive applications of 2 brands of deidentified elastic therapeutic tape (ETT) applied to their lower back at 25% elongation. Cohort 1 received TKT and KTEX tape, whereas cohort 2 received TKT and KT. Data were collected at 1 h (D1), 3 days (D3), and …