Behavior of Elastic Therapeutic Tapes under Dynamic and Static Conditions

Priyanka Gupta,Hermela Ejegu,Ivan Giorgio,Bipin Kumar

doi:10.1155/2021/6671712

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The aim of this paper is to determine the relaxation behavior of the therapeutic tape under different thermomechanical conditions over different time spans and to analyze the physical and mechanical properties of selected kinesiology tapes. The relaxation test was conducted under a static condition with two extended levels (25% and 50%) for one hour and a dynamic condition for 300 cycles with different loading-unloading values, strain rates, and temperatures. For both static and dynamic conditions, at a lower strain rate and higher load and temperature, the therapeutic tapes showed higher loss of internal stress and faster losses of efficiency. Under all selected conditions, the tape’s stress has decreased rapidly.

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Elastic therapeutic tape (ET), known as Kinesio tape, was developed by Japanese Chiropractor Dr Kenzo Kase in the 1970s with the intention to alleviate pain [1]
Before taping to the human body, it needs to stretch to some levels for providing appropriate tension, but the level of stretch depends on the problem to fix [4]
Some important variables under dynamic and static conditions should be considered like temperature (°C), load, the percentage of extension, and strain rate which could influence the holding capacity of therapeutic tape over time. e aim of this paper is to study the stress relaxation behavior of tapes under different extensions and temperatures and assess the dynamic and static response of the stress field developed by tapes under varying cyclic loading and unloading conditions

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Elastic therapeutic tape (ET), known as Kinesio tape, was developed by Japanese Chiropractor Dr Kenzo Kase in the 1970s with the intention to alleviate pain [1]. It is an elastic adhesive tape for healing in soft tissues [2] and is widely used for various clinical treatments such as the provision of structural support, reducing muscle fatigue, muscle facilitation, reducing edema, and improvement of lymphatic drainage and blood flow [3]. Before taping to the human body, it needs to stretch to some levels for providing appropriate tension, but the level of stretch depends on the problem to fix [4]. The tape can be stretched longitudinally 120–140% from its original length

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