Is Kinesio Taping to Generate Skin Convolutions Effective for Increasing Local Blood Circulation?
| Autor: | Jae-Man Yang, Jung-Hoon Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Adult
Male Infrared Rays Pain Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Elastic therapeutic tape Clinical Research Humans Medicine Skin integumentary system business.industry Skin temperature 030229 sport sciences General Medicine Blood flow Athletic Tape Thermography Blood circulation Blood Circulation Skin Temperature business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Biomedical engineering |
| Zdroj: | Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research |
| ISSN: | 1643-3750 |
| DOI: | 10.12659/msm.905708 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND It is unclear whether traditional application of Kinesio taping, which produces wrinkles in the skin, is effective for improving blood circulation. This study investigated local skin temperature changes after the application of an elastic therapeutic tape using convolution and non-convolution taping methods (CTM/NCTM). MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-eight pain-free men underwent CTM and NCTM randomly applied to the right and left sides of the lower back. Using infrared thermography, skin temperature was measured before, immediately after application, 5 min later, 15 min later, and after the removal of the tape. RESULTS Both CTM and NCTM showed a slight, but significant, decrease in skin temperature for up to 5 min. The skin temperature at 15 min and after the removal of the tape was not significantly different from the initial temperature for CTM and NCTM. There were also no significant differences in the skin temperatures between CTM and NCTM. CONCLUSIONS Our findings do not support a therapeutic effect of wrinkling the skin with elastic tape application as a technique to increase local blood flow. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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