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Souza Júnior J.R.1,2, Silva-Hamu T.C.D.2, Amaral G.M.3, Santos M.G.R.1, Calaça F.I.R.1, Lemos T.V.2, Matheus J.P.C.4
1Universidade de Brasilia, Brasília, Brazil, 2Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil, 3Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 4Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
Background: Nonspecific low back pain is a common problem with social and economic effects. It is defined as not being related to specific pathologies and accounts for about 90% of the low back pain complaints. In this context, several studies concerning the effectiveness of the therapeutic resources used in the treatment of low back pain have been carried out, from which we can mention the researches with Kinesio Taping.
Purpose: To assess the immediate effects of Kinesio Taping on muscular performance of individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain.
Methods: This is a study conducted at the Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory (LAPEME) of the State University of Goiás (UEG) and approved by the Ethics Committee in Research with approval number 1.620.688. The sample was made up of sedentary women with mild disabilities as assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and the Rolland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), respectively. The muscular performance was assessed by using the Biodex PRO 4 Isokinetic Dynamometer under the following protocol: trunk module, isometric mode, paraspinal muscles, a 5-second contraction, a 45-second contraction (in order to cause fatigue) and a 5-second contraction with a rest interval of 5 seconds between the series. The peak torque variable, as well as the peak torque normalized to body weight and work, was measured before and after fatigue in both proposed times (with and without Kinesio Taping). Kinesio Taping (two 5-centimeter-long I-shaped straps and 10% of tension force) was applied to the paraspinal muscles before isokinetic evaluation. The SPSS, version 20.0 (p 0.05), was used and the difference between the different moments was verified with the Students t-test.
Results: The sample consisted of 10 women with a mean age of 19.44 (±1.42) and Body Mass Index of 21.07 (±1.64). In the assessment before fatigue, there was no significant difference for the variables measured between the evaluated moments (p> 0.05). When muscular performance was compared before and after fatigue, it was observed that only the work when tape was applied (mean score before 504.18 (±100.81) and after 563.67 (±108.52)) showed statistically significant difference (p=0.020).
Conclusion(s): It is concluded that the protocol used was not effective for causing fatigue in the individuals evaluated in our study. It is suggested that Kinesio Taping provides a performance-enhancing effect on the capacity of the paraspinal muscles of individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain after performing activities that require greater effort from such muscles.
Implications: The findings of our study question the use of Kinesio Taping as a therapeutic tool expected to enhance muscular performance of individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain. Future studies are necessary for better understanding of the actual effects of Kinesio Taping in individuals with low back pain.
Funding acknowledgements: None
Topic: Musculoskeletal: spine
Ethics approval: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee in Research of the Hospital das Clínicas-UFG/GO with approval number 1.620.688.
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