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Kinesio taping has no immediate effect on shoulder isometric scapation strength: a study of healthy participants

dc.contributor.departmentKUH (Koç University Hospital)
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Medicine
dc.contributor.kuauthorCanbulat, Nazan
dc.contributor.kuauthorÇobanoğlu, Erim
dc.contributor.kuauthorDemirhan, Mehmet
dc.contributor.kuauthorEren, İlker
dc.contributor.kuauthorMısırlıoğlu, Tuğçe Özekli
dc.contributor.kuauthorSevinç, Tolga Evrim
dc.contributor.kuauthorSeyahi, Aksel
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteKUH (KOÇ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL)
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteSCHOOL OF MEDICINE
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-09T23:18:44Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractBackground: Shoulder function is directly related to scapular kinematics and the scapula has always been a part of shoulder rehabilitation. Kinesio Taping (KT) is a specific taping technique where flexible tapes indirectly stabilize underlying soft tissues to modify their behavior. KT has been utilized for scapular stabilization in shoulder rehabilitation but its effect on shoulder strength was not examined before. Objectives: The aim of this self-controlled therapeutic study was to assess the effect of KT on shoulder scapation (arm elevation in scapular plane) strength in healthy individuals. Methods: This study was conducted on 160 shoulders of 80 healthy volunteers (34 males, 46 females; mean age: 23.8 [18-30]). The shoulder scaption strength was recorded, using an electronic dynamometer, as the maximal value of 3 consecutive measurements in two different forearm positions: 'palm down' and 'empty can'. Two sets of measurements, 3 days apart, were taken. The results of untaped and taped measurements were compared. Scapular taping, dominant side, forearm position, sex, and body mass index (BMI) were analyzed. Results: The test-retest findings of both forearm positions were highly correlated with ICCs ranging 0.978-0.990. There was no significant difference in strength between 'without KT' and 'with KT', 69.46 +/- 26.94 N vs 70.33 +/- 28.01 N, respectively (p = 0.126). In both experimental conditions, forearm position did not affect strength There was no significant difference between the results without and with Kinesio Taping in both forearm positions: p = 0.458 (without), p = 0.141 (with). Dominant side and male sex resulted in superior scores (p = 0.0001) while a positive correlation was calculated between BMI and shoulder strength (p = 0.0001, r = 0.4). CONCLUSIONS: Based on our comparisons, scapular KT does not appear to influence scaption strength in healthy individuals.
dc.description.indexedbyWOS
dc.description.indexedbyScopus
dc.description.issue2
dc.description.openaccessNO
dc.description.publisherscopeInternational
dc.description.sponsoredbyTubitakEuN/A
dc.description.volume27
dc.identifier.doi10.3233/IES-182166
dc.identifier.eissn1878-5913
dc.identifier.issn0959-3020
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85066781974
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3233/IES-182166
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/10433
dc.identifier.wos470067100002
dc.keywordsAdhesive taping
dc.keywordsKinesio taping
dc.keywordsShoulder rehabilitation
dc.keywordsStrength measurement
dc.keywordsDynamometer
dc.keywordsScaption
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherIos Press
dc.relation.ispartofIsokinetics and Exercise Science
dc.subjectEngineering
dc.subjectBiomedical engineering
dc.subjectOrthopedics
dc.subjectSport sciences
dc.titleKinesio taping has no immediate effect on shoulder isometric scapation strength: a study of healthy participants
dc.typeJournal Article
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local.contributor.kuauthorEren, İlker
local.contributor.kuauthorCanbulat, Nazan
local.contributor.kuauthorÇobanoğlu, Erim
local.contributor.kuauthorSevinç, Tolga Evrim
local.contributor.kuauthorMısırlıoğlu, Tuğçe Özekli
local.contributor.kuauthorSeyahi, Aksel
local.contributor.kuauthorDemirhan, Mehmet
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