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Therapeutic knee taping decreases pain and disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis who are not extremely overweight (body mass index [BMI] <38). The patients with therapeutic knee taping were 7 times more likely to report reduced pain, and 1 patient would receive benefit for every 2 treated. Therapeutic taping provides an additional way to help patients control pain and maintain function.

 
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Hinman R, Crossley K, McConnell J, Bennell K. Efficacy of knee tape in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee: blinded randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2003; 327:135–138.

Richard W. Lord, Jr, MD
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. E-mail: [email protected].

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Hinman R, Crossley K, McConnell J, Bennell K. Efficacy of knee tape in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee: blinded randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2003; 327:135–138.

Richard W. Lord, Jr, MD
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. E-mail: [email protected].

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Hinman R, Crossley K, McConnell J, Bennell K. Efficacy of knee tape in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee: blinded randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2003; 327:135–138.

Richard W. Lord, Jr, MD
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. E-mail: [email protected].

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PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS

Therapeutic knee taping decreases pain and disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis who are not extremely overweight (body mass index [BMI] <38). The patients with therapeutic knee taping were 7 times more likely to report reduced pain, and 1 patient would receive benefit for every 2 treated. Therapeutic taping provides an additional way to help patients control pain and maintain function.

 
PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS

Therapeutic knee taping decreases pain and disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis who are not extremely overweight (body mass index [BMI] <38). The patients with therapeutic knee taping were 7 times more likely to report reduced pain, and 1 patient would receive benefit for every 2 treated. Therapeutic taping provides an additional way to help patients control pain and maintain function.

 
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