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During the development of MWMs Brian Mulligan discovered that treatment in some patients was enhanced when he utilized taping to compliment the directional forces provided after the MWM treatment bout. Taping is applied in directions that compliment the applied MWM passive force to a joint or soft tissue.  
During the development of MWMs Brian Mulligan discovered that treatment in some patients was enhanced when he utilized taping to compliment the directional forces provided after the MWM treatment bout. Taping is applied in directions that compliment the applied MWM passive force to a joint or soft tissue.  


As with all [[Taping|taping techniques]] the evidence is controversial. &nbsp;Mulligan taping has been shown to be effective at reducing pain in PFPS<ref name="Hickey">Hickey A, Hopper D, Hall T, Wild CY. The effect of the Mulligan knee taping technique on patellofemoral pain and lower limb biomechanics. The American journal of sports medicine. 2016 May 1;44(5):1179-85.</ref>
As with all [[Taping|taping techniques]] the evidence is controversial. &nbsp;Mulligan taping has been shown to be effective at reducing pain in PFPS<ref name="Hickey">Hickey A, Hopper D, Hall T, Wild CY. The effect of the Mulligan knee taping technique on patellofemoral pain and lower limb biomechanics. The American journal of sports medicine. 2016 May 1;44(5):1179-85.</ref>,&nbsp;improving balance and gait in subacute stroke patients<ref>Hyun KH, Cho HY, Lim CG. The effect of knee joint Mulligan taping on balance and gait in subacute stroke patients. Journal of physical therapy science. 2015 Nov;27(11):3545.</ref>&nbsp;but not in chronic ankle instability<ref>Hopper D, Samsson K, Hulenik T, Ng C, Hall T, Robinson K. The influence of Mulligan ankle taping during balance performance in subjects with unilateral chronic ankle instability. Physical Therapy in Sport. 2009 Nov 30;10(4):125-30.</ref>


== Principles  ==
== Principles  ==

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Introduction[edit | edit source]

Mobilization with Movement (MWM) developed by Brian Mulligan FNZSP (Hon) of New Zealand is recognized world wide in manual therapy approaches. His concept is the application of manually applied accessory joint glide with concomitant pain free active movement.

During the development of MWMs Brian Mulligan discovered that treatment in some patients was enhanced when he utilized taping to compliment the directional forces provided after the MWM treatment bout. Taping is applied in directions that compliment the applied MWM passive force to a joint or soft tissue.

As with all taping techniques the evidence is controversial.  Mulligan taping has been shown to be effective at reducing pain in PFPS[1], improving balance and gait in subacute stroke patients[2] but not in chronic ankle instability[3]

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  1. Hickey A, Hopper D, Hall T, Wild CY. The effect of the Mulligan knee taping technique on patellofemoral pain and lower limb biomechanics. The American journal of sports medicine. 2016 May 1;44(5):1179-85.
  2. Hyun KH, Cho HY, Lim CG. The effect of knee joint Mulligan taping on balance and gait in subacute stroke patients. Journal of physical therapy science. 2015 Nov;27(11):3545.
  3. Hopper D, Samsson K, Hulenik T, Ng C, Hall T, Robinson K. The influence of Mulligan ankle taping during balance performance in subjects with unilateral chronic ankle instability. Physical Therapy in Sport. 2009 Nov 30;10(4):125-30.