Kinesio Tape plus Manual Therapy group
The material used for bruxism KT application was Kinesio Tex Gold Finger
Prints (Kinesio Holding Corporation, Albuquerque, NM, USA), a 100%
cotton, latex-free, 5-cm wide, elastic tape. KT placement was chosen
according to principles described by Kase et al. Tapes were cut 2.5 cm
in width (cut in half vertically from 5 cm width). Two strips of KT were
crossed over the masseter muscle area with 0-5% tension in maximum
stretched epidermis position. Web-cut strips EDF
(epidermis-dermis-fascia) technique were used. Tape was applied
bilaterally after every session of MT and the tape was removed one day
before the next MT session. EDF taping for KT procedure was completed
according to Kenzo Kase’s KT manual by a certified physiotherapist
[26].