Controllable Tension Adjustment Design in Kinesio Taping

Abstract

In this study, two different devices were designed to enable the kinesio banding to reach the desired tension level for correct treatment and the data obtained from these two different systems were compared and recorded. The first designed measuring device is based on software processing of optical permeability. Depending on the increase and decrease in the force applied to the belt, the pores on the belt expand or contract. Intense light is sent over the band. The light reaching the receiver below the band varies depending on the pore width of the band. The information received simultaneously is divided into levels by the software and notified to the user. Another planned performance design is tension detection via pressure sensor. In this method, the pressure sensor between the kinesio tape and the platform changes value due to the pressure force applied to it as the belt tensiones. In both designs, the desired tension levels for the tape were obtained and verification was performed by expert physiotherapists.