title: [The effect of elastic taping on patients with patellofemoral syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the effect of elastic taping on patients with patellofemoral pain and its impact on the onset time of vastusmedialis and vastuslateralis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eligible patients were assigned into the treatment and control groups randomly. Patients in the treatment group received a 5-day taping with therapeutic stretch. Patients in the control group were give placebo taping without therapeutic stretch. Ultrasound therapy was applied to all of the participants as a basic treatment. The levels of pain and surface electromyography were evaluated before treatment, after the first taping and on the Gh day (without taping).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients in the treatment group experienced immediate improvement in pain and onset time of vastusmedialis and vastuslateralis compared with the controls. On the 6th day (without taping), further improvement was achieved in pain and onset time of vastusmedialis and vastuslateralis in the treatment group compared with the controls (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elastic taping can effectively improve pain and onset time of vastusmedialis and vastuslateralis.
authors: Center of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors: Lin
authors: L
authors: Yang
authors: Center of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors: Jun-Liang
authors: JL
authors: Jiang
authors: Center of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors: Qiu
authors: Q
authors: Liang
authors: Center of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors: Zhong-Jie
authors: ZJ
authors: Lei
authors: Center of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors: Cheng-Qi
authors: CQ
authors: He
mesh_terms: D055052:Athletic Tape; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D046788:Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*