Effect of Kinesio taping on muscle strength in athletes—A pilot study

Fu, Tieh‐Cheng; Wong, May‐Kuen; Pei, Yu‐Cheng; Wu, Keng‐Liang; Chou, Shih‐Wei; Lin, Yixiao

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2007.02.011

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“…Fu et al (27) corroborate the findings of the present study, since they also found no effects on muscular strength of the quadriceps and hamstrings after the application of NEB in healthy athletes, reporting that the lack of effect may have been caused by a failure in tactile stimulation generated by the NEB, damaging the modulation of muscular strength, which may also have occurred in the present study. Moreover, the absence of results related to muscular strength in the present study may be explained by the profile of the athletes, since they were high performing and possibly presented high muscular strength.…”

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Effects of neuromuscular taping on muscular strength, range of motion and pain intensity in the glenohumeral joint in professional handball athletes: blinded randomized clinical trial

Lima¹,

Pires²,

Hartz³

et al. 2020

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Background: Recent investigations in handball athletes point to the need to carry out rehabilitation programs that aim to improve the instability of the glenohumeral joint, widely used in the various tasks of this modality. Objectives: To evaluate the immediate and short-term effects of a neurofunctional elastic bandage (NEB) on muscular strength, range of motion and pain intensity in the glenohumeral joint in handball athletes with shoulder dysfunction. Method: This study was composed of 20 professional male handball athletes who presented shoulder pain at rest and dysfunction of the shoulder, divided into two groups; experimental (n = 10) and placebo (n = 10). Before and one hour after the application of NEB the following were evaluated: maximal isometric muscular strength during movements of the glenohumeral joint (load cell), the range of motion (ROM) of the glenohumeral joint (fleximetry), pain intensity in the shoulder at rest and during movement, and the pressure pain threshold (algometry). NEB was maintained for 72 hours in all volunteers, during which a diary of shoulder pain was recorded for the short-term assessment. We used the ANOVA two-way repeated measures considering the possibility of group by time interaction, adopting a 5% level for significant differences. The treatment effect size was analyzed by means of Cohen's d values. Results: There was no group by time interaction for any of the variables (p> 0.05), however, there was a large effect of the treatment for reducing pain in the experimental group after the application of NEB in the short-term period (d = 0.83). Conclusion: There were no significant effects on muscular strength, range of motion or pain intensity in the shoulder in handball athletes immediately after implementation of NEB.

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Effects of neuromuscular taping on muscular strength, range of motion and pain intensity in the glenohumeral joint in professional handball athletes: blinded randomized clinical trial

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Hartz³

et al. 2020

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“…[7][8][9] However, other studies showed that the taping is not able to affect this variable acutely. [10][11][12] The neuromuscular capacity to generate, grade and vary the strength is fundamental to form coordinating patterns of the movement 13 and it is a basic requirement for sports performance. Certain modalities, such as combat sports and racquet sports, demand successive handgrip movements and contractions to reach success during the competitions.…”

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Effects of Kinesiotaping on Handgrip Isometric Strength in Athletes

Vecchio¹

2017

IPMRJ

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Purpose: To measure the acute effects of Kinesio Taping (KT) on handgrip maximal isometric strength (MIS) and strength endurance (SE) in healthy athletes.Methods: Experimental study with repeated measures and randomization. 37 healthy men, in which 19 play racquet sports and 18 were Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) athletes. The subjects were submitted to three distinct taping conditions for the variables measurement. i. No taping application (GSB)ii. KT Application (GKT)iii. Placebo Taping Application (GBP)The variables MIS and SE were evaluated after the three conditions with JAMAR® handgrip dynamometer.Findings: No significant differences were found for the MIS (p=.38) and SE (p=.72) among the intervention arrangements. However, the BJJ athletes showed higher strength endurance than the racquet sports athletes (p=.02). Conclusion:The KT applied with 25% of tension was not superior to the placebo taping application or control condition for acute assessment of MIS and SE.

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“…Fu et al 8) and Vithoukla et al 7) applied KT to the quadriceps from origin to insertion, and observed that isokinetic strength increased substantially immediately after KT application. Lee et al 9) applied the tape to the forearm in the same direction and observed a significant increase in maximal isometric grip strength.…”

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Effects of the Application Direction of Kinesio Taping on Isometric Muscle Strength of the Wrist and Fingers of Healthy Adults — A Pilot Study

Kuo

Huang²

2013

J Phys Ther Sci

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Abstract.[Purpose] The purposes of this study were to investigate the immediate and delayed effects of two directions of Kinesio taping (KT) on maximal isometric strength of the wrist and finger muscles of healthy adults and compare their differences.[Subjects] Nineteen healthy junior college students participated in this study. [Methods] The inhibition and facilitation KT techniques were separately used to tape on the dominant and non-dominant forearms of the participants, respectively. Maximal isometric strength of wrist extension, middle finger extension, and grip of both hands were measured before taping, immediately after taping, and after 24 h of taping (with the tape in situ).[Results] Compared with the baseline, the average maximal isometric strength of middle finger extensors increased considerably after application of the facilitation technique. No significant time effect was observed for measurement of middle finger extension strength on the dominant side or for wrist extension and grip strength on both sides. Significant differences between both taping techniques were observed for wrist and middle finger extension strength immediately after taping, and for middle finger extension after 24 h of taping.[Conclusion] The results suggest that the application direction of KT may have different effects on isometric muscle strength. Future studies involving a larger sample of subjects and a sham condition are warranted to confirm our findings.

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Effect of Kinesio taping on muscle strength in athletes—A pilot study

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Effects of neuromuscular taping on muscular strength, range of motion and pain intensity in the glenohumeral joint in professional handball athletes: blinded randomized clinical trial

Effects of neuromuscular taping on muscular strength, range of motion and pain intensity in the glenohumeral joint in professional handball athletes: blinded randomized clinical trial

Effects of Kinesiotaping on Handgrip Isometric Strength in Athletes

Effects of the Application Direction of Kinesio Taping on Isometric Muscle Strength of the Wrist and Fingers of Healthy Adults — A Pilot Study

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