Kinesio Taping Efficacy in Chronic Low Back Pain Treatment (KITALO)

"The tape is applied depending on the physical examination:~* Muscular technique is placed along paravertebral muscles if back pain in flexion or extension improves when skin/fascial mobilisation is applied in the direction of paravertebral muscle fibers; the base is placed up or down if the mobilisation direction is up or down respectively.~* Space technique is placed horizontally over the painful spinal segmental level if back pain in flexion or extension improves when skin/fascial mobilisation is applied approaching to a central point.~* Fascia technique is placed horizontally over the painful area in paravertebral muscles if back pain in flexion or extension improves when skin/fascial mobilisation is applied transverse to the paravertebral muscle fibers."

The tape is applied with 0% tension, horizontally over two non-tender to palpation spinal segmental levels. The patient is kept in neutral position.