three ‘‘I’’ strips were taken and applied as shown in Figure 1. The base of the first strip was applied 10 cm below the anterior superior iliac spine. Following this, the tape was pulled with a 50% – 75% tension along the course of the rectus femoris until the superior border of the patella. The knee was then flexed to 45 degrees with the remaining strip applied in a paper-off tension (without tension) extending over the superior border of the patella. The base of the second ‘‘I’’ strip was applied below the greater trochanter and the tape was pulled with a 50% – 75% tension along the course of the vastus lateralis until the lateral border of the patella. Next, the knee was flexed to 45 degrees and the remaining strip was applied with a paper-off tension (without tension) around the lateral border of patella towards the tibial tuberosity. The base of the third strip was applied from the middle 1/3rd of the medial aspect of the thigh. The tape was pulled with a 50% to 75% tension along the course of vastus medialis towards the medial border of the patella. Next, the knee was flexed to 45 degrees and the remaining strip was applied with a paper off tension (without tension) around the medial border of patella ending towards the tibial tuberosity. After application of the tape, they were rubbed upon with paper to activate the glue.