Effect of kinesio taping direction on force sense in wrist flexor muscles in healthy persons

Hosseini, Mahya; Dehno, Nasrin Salehi; Rezaiian, Fateme; Kalantari, Khosro Khademi; Tabatabaee, Seyed Mehdi

doi:10.1080/15438627.2018.1549552

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“…Previous studies have investigated the effects of Kinesio taping on the force proprioceptive sense. After applying Kinesio taping with 20-30% additional tension, the grip force proprioception of healthy participants and patients with "golfer's elbow" could be significantly improved [8,9,34]. However, our results indicated that Kinesio taping with neutral or 20% additional tension did not improve grip force proprioception.…”

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Effect of Kinesio Taping on Hand Sensorimotor Control and Brain Activity

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Kinesio taping has been used to improve sensorimotor control performance. In this study, we explored the effect of Kinesio taping with different tensions on hand force control, joint proprioception, reaction time and brain activity. This was an observational study with a single-group, repeated-measures design. Twenty-four healthy participants (12 women) randomly assigned to three wrist/finger flexor taping conditions: (1) taping with 20% additional tension (taping20), (2) taping with neutral tension (tapingN), and (3) without taping (control). Grip force and wrist joint proprioceptive senses, reaction time, and force control performance were recorded in each of the taping conditions. An EEG of the bilateral sensorimotor cortex and an EMG of the right finger flexors were recorded to investigate changes in brain activity and functional connectivity between the brain and muscles (coherence). Our results indicated that taping significantly improved the joint position sense for participants with an error >3° (control vs. tapingN vs. taping20: 4.1° ± 1.04° vs. 2.6° ± 0.97° vs. 2.1° ± 0.91°; p = 0.001). In addition, Kinesio taping-induced improvements in force control were moderately correlated with decreases in the EEG beta band power. In conclusion, Kinesio taping could improve the joint proprioceptive sense, and taping-induced improvement in force control is likely due to neural desynchronization in motor cortex.

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Effect of Kinesio Taping on Hand Sensorimotor Control and Brain Activity

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“…On the other hand, some studies in the literature have pointed to the KT effects on some variables investigated being dependent on the form of application (Fukui, et al, 2017;Hosseini, et al, 2019). When evaluating these contradictory results, it is possible to note that it may be associated with the muscle group investigated, since these authors evaluated different regions than those adopted in the present study.…”

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Effect of the kinesio taping application method for the activation and strength of gastrocnemius muscles in healthy adults

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Guariglia

et al. 2022

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The objective of this study was to verify the effect of kinesio-taping (KT) application of the origin for muscle insertion (O>I) and insertion for muscle origin (I>O) in healthy participants, through surface electromyography and peak torque of gastrocnemius muscles. A total of 69 participants with an average age of 22.9±5.2 years were evaluated, 41 women with an average age of 22.0±5.1 years, BMI 25.1±4.6 kg/m2, and 28 men with an average age of 22.0±5.1 years, BMI 23.1±3.3 kg/m2, randomized under three conditions: O>I, I>O and no KT (control), repeated three times with five-minute rest between sessions. The peak torque of the gastrocnemius lateral (GML) and medial (GMM) muscles was evaluated at speeds 30º/s 60º/s 120º/s and muscle activity through surface electromyography. Repeated-measurement ANOVA showed effect only on the variable speed (F=767,1; p<0.001) and the variables condition (F=0.010; p=0.990) and interaction (F=0.199; p=0.892) were not significant. In electromyography, Root mean Square (RMS) did not differ in the conditions evaluated, presenting standard behavior without significant differences. The KT application regardless of being O>I or I>O muscular, did not alter the muscle recruitment or contribute to the increase in peak torque performance during the three speeds.

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“…According to the traditional theory of Kinesio taping, stress and tangential forces are two different directions of action of the patch, i.e., downward or horizontal forces [ 21 , 22 ]. When combined with the taping position, the patch can also produce an upward grip on the skin [ 23 ].…”

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Effects of Kinesio taping on skin deformation during knee flexion and extension: a preliminary study

Wang

et al. 2022

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Background Kinesio Taping (KT) is proved useful to many musculoskeletal disorders. But the mechanism remains unclear. The kinesio tape works by sticking to the skin surface. So exploring the interaction between the tape and the skin and analyzing its biomechanical influence may be an effective way to explore the mechanism of the tape. Objectives This study aimed to investigate the effect of Kinesio taping and taping methods on skin deformation during knee joint flexion and extension motion and further explore its possible functional mechanisms. Methods Ten healthy and pain-free subjects (4 males, 6 females) were recruited in this study. The skin observation area on the anterior side of the right thigh of the subjects was divided into 11 segments by 12 reflective marker points for distance measurement, from the distal knee to the proximal knee, the length of the interval was L1 to L11, and the total length was L0. Subjects were treated with no KT (NT), resting positive taping (RPT), resting negative taping (RNT), stretching positive taping (SPT), and stretching negative taping (SNT). A Qualisys infrared high-speed three-dimensional spatial coordinate capture system was used to observe changes in the length of the observed skin surface on the right anterior thigh during right knee flexion and extension in the sitting position. Results During right knee flexion and extension in the seated position in 10 subjects, all skin segment deformations produced significant differences between intervention groups (P < 0.05), except for L1 during flexion (P = 0.07). During right knee flexion and extension, total length, L0, and spacing lengths, L1, L6, and L11, were longer in the NT group than in all other groups. L0 and L1 were both longer in the stretched position than in the rest position; L11 also showed this trend. Conclusions The usage of the KT had an effect on the biomechanical changes of the skin, resulting in changes in skin deformation. I-tape, natural tension taping can shorten the skin distance between the two ends of the tape. Limb position during taping may influence the KT’s effects. However, the change in taping direction showed no significant effects on skin deformation during exercise. KT may apply a pre-stress in the biomechanics of the skin.

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Effect of kinesio taping direction on force sense in wrist flexor muscles in healthy persons

Cited by 11 publications

References 31 publications

Effect of Kinesio Taping on Hand Sensorimotor Control and Brain Activity

Effect of Kinesio Taping on Hand Sensorimotor Control and Brain Activity

Effect of the kinesio taping application method for the activation and strength of gastrocnemius muscles in healthy adults

Effects of Kinesio taping on skin deformation during knee flexion and extension: a preliminary study

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