The Effect of Flexible Tape in Knee Osteoarthritis

People with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee attending The Alfred hospital will be invited to participate in a randomised controlled trial comparing two different types of knee taping. Both groups will also be prescribed an exercise program to assist in management of their knee OA. Hypothesis are as follows: 1. Participants treated with flexible tape with have greater reductions in pain and improvements on timed performance based measures when compared to those treated with a placebo tape. 2. Participants in both groups will have clinically significant improvements in pain and timed performance based measures compared to their baseline scores.