The Effects of Kinesio Taping on Pain, Range of Motion, and Functional Performance in People With Knee Osteoarthritis

This group will receive the tape on their quadriceps femoris muscle. First, the tape will be cut in a Y-shaped Kinesio type and then applied over the quadriceps femoris muscle. The tape will be applied at a point of 5 cm inferior to the anterior superior iliac spine to the patella (origin to insertion), with the patient in a supine position with 25% tension on the tape. Then, each patient will flex his or her knee, and the Y-shaped tape (the end of the tape) will be circled around the patella, ending at its inferior side with no tension.

Sham taping will be applied horizontally across the muscle fibers without any stretching. the tape here will be applied transverse to the quadriceps femoris muscle. The patients will be in a supine position with their hips flexed at 30 degrees and their knees flexed at 60 degrees.