Kinesio taping® does not alter joint position sense in healthy subjects: randomized, clinical trial.
Lins, Caio Alano de Almeida; Locks Neto, Francisco; Amorin, Anita Barros Carlos de; Borges, Daniel Tezoni; Macedo, Liane de Brito; Brasileiro, Jamilson Simões
Abstract
Introduction: The Kinesio Taping® is an elastic functional tape with specific characteristics that, when applied on muscles, aims to assist and functionally support them. Its effect on proprioception, a component of the somatosensory system, is still poorly understood. Objective: To assess the immediate effects of the application of Kinesio Taping® (KT) on knee joint position sense (JPS) of healthy subjects. Method: This is a controlled, randomized-blinded clinical trial. Sixty females volunteers (age: 23.3 ± 2.5 years, BMI: 22.2 ± 2.1 kg/m2) were randomly divided into 3 groups with 20 members each, and they performed one of three protocols: control - 10 minutes of resting; nonelastic adhesive tape - application over the rectus femoris (RF), vastus lateralis (VL) and vastus medialis (VM) muscles; and KT - application of KT over the same muscles. All were subjected to knee JPS evaluation on an isokinetic dynamometer, in which the analyzed variable was the absolute error, before and after interventions. Results: There were no significant changes in knee JPS in the assessed groups, using absolute error (control group p=0,14; nonelastic adhesive tape group p=0,32; KT group p=0,91). Conclusion: The application of KT on the RF, VL and VM muscles was not able to significantly improve the knee JPS of healthy women.
Keywords
References
1. Kase K, Tatsuyuki H, Tomoko O. Development of Kinesio tape. Kinesio Taping Perfect Manual. Kinesio Taping Association. 1996
2. Kase k, Wallis J, Kase T. Clinical therapeutic aplications of the kinesio taping method. (2nd edition). Kinesio Taping Association. 2003
3. Thelen MD, Dauber JA, Stoneman PD. The Clinical Efficacy of Kinesio Tape for Shoulder Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Clinical Trial. J Orthop Sports PhysTher. 2008;38(7):389-395.
4. Murray H, Husk L. Effects of Kinesio taping on proprioception in the ankle. J Orthop Sports PhysTher. 2001;31:A-37.
5. Morris D, Jones D, Ryan H, Ryan CG. The clinical effects of Kinesio® Tex taping: A systematic review. Physiother Theory Pract. 2013;29(4)259-270.
6. Mostafavifar M, Wertz J, Borchers J. A systematic review of the effectiveness of kinesio taping for musculoskeletal injury. Phys Sportsmed. 2012;40(4):33-40.
7. Williams S, Whatman C, Hume PA, Sheerin K. Kinesio Taping in Treatment and Prevention of Sports Injuries: A Meta-Analysis of the Evidence for its Effectiveness. Sports Med. 2012;42(2):153-164.
8. Muaidi QI, Nicholson LL, Refshauge KM. Proprioceptive acuity in active rotation movements in healthy knees. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2007;89(2):371–376.
9. Bleakley C, McDonough S, MacAuley D. The use of ice in the treatment of acute soft-tissue injury: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Am J Sports Med. 2004;32(1):251–261.
10. Zazulak BT, Hewett TE, Reeves NP, Goldberg B, Cholewicki J. The effects of core proprioception on knee injury: a prospective biomechanical-epidemiological study. Am J Sports Med. 2007;35(3):368–373.
11. Wassinger CA, Myers JB, Gatti JM, Conley KM, Lephart SM. Proprioception and throwing accuracy in the dominant shoulder after cryotherapy. J Athl Train. 2007;42(1):84–89.
12. Ribeiro F, Mota J, Oliveira J. Effect of exercise-induced fatigue on position sense of the knee in the elderly. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2007;99:379–385.
13. Dover G, Powers ME. Reliability of joint position sense and force-reproduction measures during internal and external rotation of the shoulder. J Athl Train. 2003;38(4):304–310.
14. Bennell K, Wee E, Crossley K, Stillman B, Hodges P. Effects of experimentally induced anterior knee pain on knee joint position sense in healthy individuals. J Orthop Res. 2005;23(1):46–53.
15. Kneeshaw D. Shoulder taping in the clinical setting. J BodywMovTher. 2002;6:2–8.
16. Pincivero DM, Gandaio GB, Ito, Y. Gender-specific knee extensor torque, flexor torque, and muscle fatigue responses during maximal effort contractions. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2003;89:134–141.
17. Farina D, Merleti R, Enoka RM. The extraction of neural strategies from surface EMG. J Appl Physiol. 2004;96:1489-95.
18. Proske U, Wise AK, Gregory JE. The role of muscle receptors in the detection of movements. ProgNeurobiol. 2000;60:85-96.
19. Dvir Z. Isocinética – Avaliações Musculares, Interpretações e Aplicações Clínicas. Barueri, SP: Manole, 2002.
20. Chang HY, Chou KY, Lin JJ, Lin CF, Wang CH. Immediate effect of forearm Kinesio taping on maximal grip strength and force sense in healthy collegiate athletes. PhysTher. 2010;11:122-127.
21. Halseth T, McChesney JW, DeBeliso M, et al. The effects of Kinesio taping on proprioception at the ankle. J Sports SciMed. 2004;3:1—7.
22. Aytar A, Ozunlu N, Surenkok O, Baltaci G, OztopP,Karatas M. Initial effects of kinesio® taping in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: A randomized, double-blind study. Isokinetics and Exercise Science. 2011;19(2):135-142.
Facebook
Google+
Twitter
LinkedIn
Mendeley
StumbleUpon
CiteULike
Reddit
Email