Kinesio-Taping Application and Corticospinal Excitability at the Ankle Joint
| Autor: | François Tremblay, Siobhan Karam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Movement Pyramidal Tracts Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Context (language use) Electromyography Random Allocation Young Adult Physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Muscle Skeletal Musculoskeletal System Original Research Random allocation Pyramidal tracts biology medicine.diagnostic_test Athletes Motor Cortex General Medicine Evoked Potentials Motor biology.organism_classification Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Athletic Tape medicine.anatomical_structure Physical therapy Female Ankle Psychology Ankle Joint |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Athletic Training. 50:840-846 |
| ISSN: | 1062-6050 |
| DOI: | 10.4085/1062-6050-50.5.08 |
| Popis: | Context Physiotherapists and athletic trainers often use Kinesio Taping (KT) to prevent and treat musculoskeletal injuries in athletes, yet evidence about its effects on neuromuscular performance is conflicting. Objective To investigate the influence of a KT application directed at the ankle joint on measures of corticospinal excitability with transcranial magnetic stimulation. Design Controlled laboratory study. Setting Research laboratory. Patients or Other Participants Twelve healthy young women (age = 23.1 ± 1.9 years; range, 19–26 years). Intervention(s) Participants were tested under no-tape and KT conditions according to a random sequence order. The KT was applied to the skin overlying the dorsiflexor and plantar-flexor muscles of the ankle. Main Outcome Measure(s) We assessed changes in the amplitude of motor-evoked potentials elicited at rest and during movement and changes in the silent period and background muscle activity during movement. Results Taping conditions had no effect on motor-evoked potential amplitude at rest or during movement or on the silent-period duration and background muscle activity. Conclusions Our results concur with other recent reports, showing KT applications have little influence at the neuromuscular level. Alterations in sensory feedback ascribed to elastic taping are likely insufficient to modulate corticospinal excitability in a functionally meaningful manner. |
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