The aim of this study is investigating the effect of variable hamstring kinesiotaping on knee joint shock absorption of female athletes, in one of the most common sport activities like single-leg landing task.
Twelve healthy female athletes (Weight 62.900±8.62, Height 166.33±5.34, age 25±2.66) participated voluntarily. Their knee kinetic and kinematic data were collected by motion analysis and force plate after 4 variable taping (origin to insertion with 20% and 70% tension and insertion to origin with 20% and 70%), in drop landing from 30cm high. MATLAB R20226 was used for data processing and for comparing the effect of different tensions and directions, SPSS 25 software with one way repeated measures ANOVA test and LSD were considered.
The results of this study investigated that 70% tension of hamstring kinesiotaping from insertion to origin was significantly different from the other methods (P0.001) with high effect size and it was approximately twice the 20% tension of the same direction.
In conclusion, it seems that high tension hamstring kinesiotaping from insertion to origin can be more effective on knee joint shock absorption and it is suggested that this method can be protective for the knee structures in highly demand activities like landing. It is also recommended that combination with EMG in future studies, can introduce the role of knee muscles in shock absorption and support the inhibitory or excitatory role of hamstring kinesiotaping.
Implication: So, high tension hamstring kinesiotaping from insertion to origin can play a protective role against different knee injuries in female athletes, especially with frequent landings.
landing
shock absorption
