The purpose of this systematic review was to produce a best evidence synthesis of the effects of Kinesiology Tape (KT) in the treatment of tendinopathies. An electronic search on five databases (PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane Library, SportDiscus, and Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)) was conducted. Studies were included if (1) patients suffered from tendinopathy; (2) isolated KT was applied in at least one group; (3) comparisons between other techniques were developed; (4) outcomes based on pain, function, disability, or quality of life were analysed. Two reviewers independently extracted data and assessed methodological quality using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale. A total of 13 articles met the eligibility criteria, involving 454 participants. Nine of these studies presented upper extremity tendinopathies, and four explored lower extremity tendinopathies. Selected papers ranged from low to high quality, with an average score of 5 on the PEDro scale. According to our findings, there is limited evidence to support KT alone for the treatment of tendinopathies beyond the short-term. Due to the mixed methodological quality and the insufficient number of clinical trials, larger, long-term, high-quality studies are needed to support the theory that tendinopathies can benefit from KT applications.

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人体工学磁带对蠕虫病的益处：系统评价

本系统综述的目的是就肌腱学胶带（KT）在肌腱病治疗中的作用提供最佳证据。对五个数据库（PubMed，护理和相关健康文献的累积索引（CINAHL），Cochrane图书馆，SportDiscus和物理疗法证据数据库（PEDro））进行了电子搜索。包括以下方面的研究：（1）肌腱病患者；（2）至少一组应用分离的KT；（3）比较了其他技术；（4）分析了基于疼痛，功能，残疾或生活质量的结果。两名审阅者使用物理疗法证据数据库（PEDro）量表独立提取数据并评估方法学质量。共有13篇符合资格标准的文章，涉及454名参与者。这些研究中有九项表现出上肢肌腱病，四项探讨了下肢肌腱病。精选论文的质量从低到高不等，在PEDro等级上平均得分为5。根据我们的发现，仅有有限的证据表明仅短期内可支持KT来治疗肌腱病。由于方法学质量参差不齐且临床试验数量不足，需要更大，长期，高质量的研究来支持肌腱病可以从KT应用中受益的理论。短期内仅有有限的证据支持仅KT用于治疗肌腱病。由于方法学质量参差不齐且临床试验数量不足，需要更大，长期，高质量的研究来支持肌腱病可以从KT应用中受益的理论。短期内仅有有限的证据支持单独使用KT治疗肌腱病。由于方法学质量参差不齐，临床试验数量不足，需要更大，长期，高质量的研究来支持肌腱病可以从KT应用中受益的理论。