Short-term Effects of Kinesio Taping in Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain

"McKenzie exercises: The McKenzie set consists of 5 exercises.~1. Prone-lying~2. Prone-extension~3. Prone press ups~4. Progressive extension with pillows~5. Standing extension"

Kinesio Tape (KT) application: Participants in the experimental group received additional taping using KT by an experience therapist with prior training in KT application. The tape was applied using the method proposed for the sacrospinalis muscle (Kase, 1996). Y-shaped tape was applied as shown in Figure 1. While the participant was in standing position, the origin of the Y-shaped tape was attached over the centre of the sacrum without stretching the tape and afterward subjects gradually bent forward. A 5-degree angle was maintained within the valley of the Y tape. The tape was changed on the fourth day