Review Article

Kinesio Taping for Balance Function after Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of included studies.

No.First AuthorParticipantsInterventionOutcomeFund
Year
Country
AgeSexDisease DurationInterventionKT POSTreatment Duration
(M/F)

1Wu C 
2017 
China
T:56.20±8.31 
C:54.60±9.16
T:22/16 
C:25/15
T:5.98±2.28d 
C:6.35±2.43d
T:CR+KT 
C:CR
Quadriceps 
Triceps surae 
Tibialis anterior
5d①②⑦⑧-
2Sun LY 
2015 
China
53.2±17.122/18-T:CR+KT 
C:CR
Triceps surae 
Tibialis anterior 
Ankle
6w①⑦⑨-
3Shao HX 
2019 
China
T:53.28±4.59 
C:54.38±5.06
T:55/45 
C:52/48
T:5.46±1.25d 
C:5.17±1.05d
T:CR+KT 
C:CR
Quadriceps 
Triceps surae 
Tibialis anterior
4w①②③⑦⑧Yes
4Lu Z 
2018 
China
T1:62.89±8.71 
C:61.25±5.18
T1:13/7 
C:12/8
T1:3.12±1.87w 
C:4.15±1.53w
T1:CR+KT 
C:CR+walk training
Triceps surae 
Tibialis anterior 
peroneus longus 
Peroneus brvis
4w①⑤⑥⑨-
5Chen Y 
2018 
China
T:55.42±13.55 
C:56.17±13.50
T: 18/18 
C: 18/17
T:14.72±1.16 
C:14.40±1.14
T:CR+KT 
C:CR+sham KT
Triceps surae 
Tibialis anterior 
Pain and swelling point
4w①③⑥-
6Zahra 
2015 
Iran
T:49.3±9.3 
C:49.3±10.6
T: 14/6 
C: 11/9
T:1.4 ±0.8y 
C:1.2 ±0.5y
T:KT 
C:-
Hip 
Knee 
Ankle
24h①②Yes
7Jia DP 
2016 
China
T:50.92±4.71 
C:51.93±4.71
T: 18/17 
C: 19/16
T:1.72 ±0.35m 
C:1.96 ±0.27m
T:CR+KT 
C:CR
Tibialis anterior 
Ankle
4w②③⑤-
8Liu HB 
2017 
China
T:56.73±8.51 
C:57.77±6.74
T: 17/13 
C: 16/14
T:30.53 ±4.60d 
C:32.43 ±4.80d
T:CR+KT 
C:CR
Quadriceps 
Hamstring 
Triceps surae 
Tibialis anterior
2m③⑥-
9Liu Q 
2015 
China
T:68.8±6.8 
C:67.9±5.4
T: 18/12 
C: 20/10
T:18.8 ±4.07d 
C:20.43 ±5d
T:CR+KT 
C:CR
Calf 
Ankle 
Foot
1m③④⑦Yes
10Lu JM 
2014 
China
T:59.13±11.60 
C:59.18±11.46
T: 19/21 
C: 17/23
T:2.6m 
C:2.7m
T:CR+KT 
C:CR
Calf 
Ankle 
Foot
5d⑦⑩-
11Song W 
2018 
China
T:60.03±8.56 
C:61.63±9.56
T: 16/14 
C: 18/12
T:39.20±17.14d 
C:37.90±18.40d
T:CR+KT 
C:CR
Calf 
Ankle 
Foot
4w③⑥⑩-
12Xia DJ 
2015 
China
T:52.2±3.94 
C:52.2±4.49
T: 15/5 
C: 14/6
T:1.82±1.29m 
C:2.20±0.71m
T:CR+KT 
C:CR
Calf 
Ankle 
Foot
4w②③⑤-
13Xie ZL 
2016 
China
T:55.32±13.21 
C:56.36±12.11
T: 24/16 
C: 18/22
T:31.55±12.05d 
C:33.18±10.11d
T:CR+KT 
C:CR
Thigh 
Calf 
Ankle 
Foot
12w③⑥Yes
14Xu J 
2016 
China
T:64.40±10.23 
C:66.26±10.00
T: 18/12 
C: 16/14
T:87.70±36.31d 
C:92.83±40.21d
T:CR+KT
C:CR
Calf 
Ankle 
Foot
8w③⑥Yes
15Zhang X 
2015 
China
T:33~80 
C:35~78
T: 11/9 
C: 10/10
≤12mT:CR+KT 
C:CR
Calf 
Ankle 
Foot
4w②③-
16Bae 
2015 
Korea
T:65.08±9.33 
C:63.50±5.90
T: 15 
C: 15
-T:KT 
C:placebo taping
Fibularis longus 
Fibularis tertius 
Extensor digitorum Longus 
Tibialis anterior
Immediately-
17Choi 
2016 
Korea
-T1:12 
C: 12
≥6mT1:PNF+KT 
C:PNF
rectus femoris muscle and the tensor fasciae latae8w①④-
18Kim 
2014 
Korea
-T: 15 
C: 15
-T:CR+KT 
C:CR
quadriceps femoris 
tibialis anterior
6w①④-
19Tan TC 
2016 
China
T:60.3±7.9 
C:58.3±8.9
T: 7/12 
C: 9/10
T:56.9±16.5d 
C:58.2±14.6d
T:CR+KT 
C:CR
Calf 
Ankle 
Foot
1mGait parameters--
20Tang Y 
2017 
China
T:52.8±3.86 
C:52.6±4.03
T: 14/6 
C: 13/7
T:1.75±0.78m 
C:1.82±0.91m
T:CR+KT 
C:CR
Hip6wfoot pressure deviceYes
21Xu L 
2016 
China
T:62.56±0.04 
C:62.32±0.13
T: 23/22
C: 24/21
-T:CR+KT 
C:CR
Calf 
Ankle 
Foot
20dSwellingYes
22Chen Z 
2017
China
T:45~72 
C:46~70
T: 12/18 
C: 14/16
T:6~15m
C: 6~15m
T:CR+KT 
C:CR
Calf 
Ankle 
Foot
2mAngle of strephenopodia
CSI
-

Note: T: experimental group; C: control group; POS: position;
① BBS: Berg Balance Scale; ② TUGT: Timed Get Up and Go Test; ③ FMA-L: Fugl-Meyer motor assessment of lower limb; ④ 10mMWT: 10 m walking test; ⑤ 10mMWS: 10m walking speed; ⑥ FAC: functional ambulation category; ⑦ MAS: Modified Ashworth Scale; ⑧ MMT: manual muscle test; ⑨ AROM: active range of motion; ⑩ Brunnstrom.