Kinesio taping — 2 times per week for 6 weeks
knee joint effusion
The professionally trained physical therapist applied Kinesio taping twice a week for the entire 6-week study period. The patient is in a supine position with full knee flexion. Before application, the skin surface was cleaned. This technique involved the use of two Y-cut strips and two I-cut strips. On the two Y-cut strips, the following effects and procedures were used: one to increase anterior thigh muscle function (“paper off” tension), and the other to lower the risk of knee joint effusion. The initial Y-cut strip of one end was placed on the rectus femoris muscle following the split ends passed through the medial and lateral sides of the patella and ended in the tibial tuberosity. The other Y-cut strip was placed just below the tibial tuberosity following the split ends, which passed through the medial and lateral sides of the patella and ended in the vastus medialis and lateralis muscles. The two Y-cut strips were tensioned at 0% for the first 5 cm, 10–15% for the middle area, and 0% for the last 2 cm. The adhesive is activated using the KT technique after each application. Two I-cut strips were applied one over the other on the patellar tendon toward the medial and lateral collateral ligaments to increase the mechanoreceptor stimulation, improve proprioception, and stabilize the knee. The subject was positioned in the supine position with the knee completely flexed. The first I-cut strip was applied directly to the inferior border of the patellar tendon with 100% tension following the adhesive tape was activated. Then the knee was extended to 20–30 degrees, with 75% of the tension applied until the tape reached the medial and lateral collateral ligaments, which was followed by adhesive activation. Finally, the subject was then instructed to extend the knee completely and direct the I-cut strip (about 10 cm) ends toward the posterolateral sides of the thigh with 0% tension and adhesive activation. Following that, the second strip was applied in the same method of application as the first, but it was applied lower and only covered half of the first (Fig. A view of the completed Kinesio taping (KT) application on the right knee