KinesioTaping on Knee Joint Position Sense

"Kinesio tape is a specialized elastic and adherent adhesive tape that mimics the elasticity of skeletal muscle, in that it can be extended up to 140% of its original length, before application to the skin, without allowing restrictions in the range of motion. of structures. Subsequently, it provides a tensile (shear) force on the skin, consisting of a fabric with special characteristics, such as air permeability and water resistance, and can be used for repeated days. Kinesio will be applied from a point 10 cm below the anterior superior iliac spine and divided in a Y shape above the patella, ending at the tibial tuberosity; from the upper third of the medial thigh to the medial border of the patella; from the greater trochanter of the femur, ending at the lateral margin of the patella."