Meta-Analysis on Kinesio Taping for Chronic Ankle Instability

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 8 randomized controlled trials involving 190 participants from 4 countries/regions, investigating the effects of Kinesio taping on dynamic balance in patients with chronic ankle instability. The study was authored by Shilong Meng and published on figshare in April 2026. It synthesizes evidence from databases including PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase up to October 2025.

Use Cases

• Assessing the efficacy of Kinesio taping on Y-balance test scores based on the reported standardized mean differences.
• Evaluating direction-specific balance improvements based on Star Excursion Balance Test results mentioned in the meta-analysis.
• Informing clinical rehabilitation protocols based on the conclusion that taping may be a low-cost adjunct to conventional interventions.

Strengths

• Includes 8 studies with 190 participants, providing a quantitative synthesis of available evidence.
• Uses standardized assessment tools (Cochrane Risk of Bias, GRADE) for evaluating study quality and evidence certainty.
• Reports specific effect sizes (e.g., SMD=0.269 for YBT total score) with 95% confidence intervals.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 34.0 KB DOCX document; the underlying raw data from the included studies is not provided.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting direct analysis of the primary data.
• The meta-analysis includes a relatively small number of studies (8), which may affect the generalizability of findings.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from multiple databases.

Time Range

Database inception to 1 October 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 04:12:07

Geography

Studies from 4 countries/regions (specifics not listed)