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Lemos T.V.1, dos Santos M.G.R.2, Junior J.R.d.S.2, Rosa M.M.N.1, da Silva L.G.C.1, Matheus J.P.C.3
1University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil, 2University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil, 3University of Brasilia, Brasília, Brazil
Background: The increase of muscle performance and modification of range of motion (ROM) has great relevance in the clinical context of a lot of patients and know the influence of resources, such as Kinesio taping, on these parameters becomes it very relevant.
Purpose: Evaluate the strength and the ROM with the Kinesio Taping application in different tensions and directions on healthy individuals, but with a muscle imbalance caused by exposure to a continuous vibration before the tape.
Methods: Randomized, controlled and blinded clinical trial. The subjects were allocated into two groups: Group A (application of the bandage using origin to insertion) and Group B (application of the bandage using insertion to origin). In both groups the dominant limb received the application of Kinesio Taping on Rectus Femoris (RF) while the nondominant limb was used as control of the study. Nine assessments were carried out with each subject, one before Kinesio Taping application, one after the Kinesio Taping and another one 24 hours later. These same evaluations were done with 0% of tension, with 10% and with 75%. A handheld dynamometer (Lafayette) and a digital goniometer were used to evaluate the strength and the ROM, respectively. The continuous vibration was conducted on the patellar tendon for 20 minutes every time before the first strength evaluation. Adopted a significance level of p 0,05.
Results: There was no significant difference in strength and ROM between experimental limb and control, in both groups. The Group B had significant difference in strength between pre and 24 hours (p=0.03), with 0% of tension. In the experimental limb, at 10% tension, pre and 24 hours (p=0.036), post and 24 hours (p=0.01) and at the control limb, pre with 24 hours (p =0.03). When evaluating ROM, there was significant difference between 0% and 10% (p=0.04) for experimental limb and between pre with 10% (p=0.007) for the control limb.
Conclusion(s): This study confirms that the use of Kinesio Taping on healthy individuals without any kind of dysfunction or injury may not create muscle strength or increase in ROM. Future studies are recommended with different kind of injuries, imbalances and conditions to evaluate the strength and the ROM.
Implications: The results of this study help to clarify the effects of a form of application of a physical therapy resource. Physiotherapists, patients and the scientific community will benefit from these results, as it has not shown any significant result with the use of Kinesio Taping in healthy subjects without any dysfunction.
Funding acknowledgements: No funding sources
Topic: Musculoskeletal: lower limb
Ethics approval: Approved by the Ethics Committee in Brazil (CAAE: 26582214.4.0000.5289), according to the Resolution of the Ministry of Health
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