Kinesiologic taping and muscular activity: A myofascial hypothesis and a randomised, blinded trial on healthy individuals

Gusella, Alberto; Bettuolo, Marcello; Contiero, Francesco; Volpe, Giovanni

doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.11.007

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“…Per opposition, two studies showed a significant lower muscle activity of the muscles attaching to the humeral epicondyles muscles after the inhibitory application, (Sartre et al 2013) and an enhanced activity of the pectoralis major muscle after the facilitatory taping (Gusella et al 2014).…”

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confidence: 96%

Kinesiology taping does not change fibularis longus latency time and postural sway

Correia

Lopes

Gonçalves

et al. 2016

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

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confidence: 96%

Kinesiology taping does not change fibularis longus latency time and postural sway

Correia

Lopes

Gonçalves

et al. 2016

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

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“…This study was conducted to identify CT and KT effect on bioelectrical activity, the level of myofascial pain, and the cervical ROM when taping was applied to subjects with latent MTrPs in their upper part of trapezius muscle. There is scarce number of published studies which show the influence of CT on muscle functions, and there are only a few publications which show the effect of KT in patients with latent MTrPs [ 8 , 11 , 36 , 38 ]. The study failed to identify significant effect of KT and CT on muscle bioelectrical activity.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…More and more publications suggest that kinesio taping (KT) may be a new treatment option and indicate the possibility of the use of KT in patients with musculoskeletal problems [ 28 – 32 ], including MTrPs [ 32 – 36 ]. KT is a therapeutic taping technique developed by Dr. Kenzo Kase (Japan, 1979).…”

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confidence: 99%

Short-Term Effects of Kinesio Taping and Cross Taping Application in the Treatment of Latent Upper Trapezius Trigger Points: A Prospective, Single-Blind, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial

Halski

Ptaszkowski

Słupska

et al. 2015

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Kinesio taping (KT) may be a new treatment in patients with myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). A new method available for taping practitioners is cross taping (CT). The main objective was to determine how CT, KT, and medical adhesive tape (sham group) affect the subjective assessment of resting bioelectrical activity and pain of the upper trapezius muscle (UT) in patients with MTrPs. 105 volunteers were recruited to participate. The primary outcome was resting bioelectrical activity of UT muscle as assessed by surface electromyography (sEMG) in each group and pain intensity on a visual analog scale (VAS). Assessments were collected before and after intervention and after the 24-hours follow-up. No significant differences were observed in bioelectrical activity of UT between pre-, post-, and follow-up results. In three groups patients had significantly lower pain VAS score after the intervention (CT—p < 0.001, KT—p < 0.001, and sham—p < 0.01). The Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA showed no significant differences in almost all measurements between groups. The application of all three types of tapes does not influence the resting bioelectrical activity of UT muscle and may not lead to a reduction in muscle tone in the case of MTrPs.

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“…Several studies have explored the impact of KT on bioelectrical muscle activity [ 30 , 31 , 35 , 36 , 47 – 53 ]. This study provides information about its positive effects on sEMG normalization.…”

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Comparison of the Short-Term Outcomes after Postisometric Muscle Relaxation or Kinesio Taping Application for Normalization of the Upper Trapezius Muscle Tone and the Pain Relief: A Preliminary Study

Ptaszkowski

Słupska

Paprocka−Borowicz

et al. 2015

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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The main purpose of the study was to evaluate the resting bioelectrical activity of the upper trapezius muscle (the UT muscle) before and after one of the two interventions: postisometric muscle relaxation (PIR) and Kinesio Taping (KT). Moreover a comparison between group results was conducted. From the initial 61 volunteers, 52 were selected after exclusion criteria and were allocated randomly to 2 groups: PIR group and KT group. Outcome measures were assessed at baseline and completion of the intervention. The primary outcome measure was change in bioelectrical activity of UT muscle evaluated by surface electromyography (sEMG). Secondary outcomes included subjective assessment of pain using visual analogue scale (VAS). Significant differences were found only in KT group: the average resting bioelectrical activity decreased by 0.8 μV (p = 0.0237) and the average VAS result reduced by 2.0 points (p = 0.0001). Greater decrease of VAS results was recorded in KT group compared to PIR group (p = 0.0010). Both PIR and KT intervention did not influence significantly the resting bioelectrical activity of UT muscle. KT application was better for pain relief in the studied sample compared with PIR intervention.

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Kinesiologic taping and muscular activity: A myofascial hypothesis and a randomised, blinded trial on healthy individuals

Cited by 29 publications

References 29 publications

Kinesiology taping does not change fibularis longus latency time and postural sway

Kinesiology taping does not change fibularis longus latency time and postural sway

Short-Term Effects of Kinesio Taping and Cross Taping Application in the Treatment of Latent Upper Trapezius Trigger Points: A Prospective, Single-Blind, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial

Comparison of the Short-Term Outcomes after Postisometric Muscle Relaxation or Kinesio Taping Application for Normalization of the Upper Trapezius Muscle Tone and the Pain Relief: A Preliminary Study

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