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The Kinesio Taping was developed by Japanese chiropractor Dr. Kenzo Kase in the 1970s to relieve pain and improve healing of soft tissues. It also offers proprioceptive facilitation, reduced muscle fatigue, muscle relaxation, reduced delayed onset muscle pain, pain inhibition and enhanced treatment, such as reducing swelling and improving lymphatic drainage and blood flow. The LBP (Low Back Pain) refers to pain of variable duration in an affected anatomical region and in the majority of cases, the cause of back pain is unclear. Indeed, it is commonly accepted that most patients continue to work despite the low back pain, while physiotherapy, medication and bed rest are suggested for treatment. A review was done in order to study the contribution of Kinesiotaping in treating pain (low back pain) and the effect of the strip in the range of motion of the trunk. The search was performed in electronic databases: Pubmed, SCOPUS, Database, Elsevier with Keywords: kinesio taping, low back pain, spine, vertebral column, trunk, taping, physiotherapy, physical therapy and sport physiotherapy. The review included 50 articles from the last decade, of which 16 were used according to the subject. The results of clinical tests conducted so far have shown a difference in parameters (pain, range of motion, disability) assessed before and after application in favor of Kinesio Taping. It would be interesting to conduct other additional studies regarding the use of kinesio taping as a complement to treatments recommended by protocols for Low Back Pain, combined with manual therapy and exercises. So, we will investigate a situation that is clinically important for physiotherapists, and the results will provide reliable information to guide future use of Kinesio Taping in patients with non-specific low back pain