Different Kinesio taping® techniques for knee extension torque variability in healthy men
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Ramanauskas, Martynas | |||
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2018-11-29 |
eISBN 978-9955-15-587-4
Abstracts included in the „Book of Abstracts“ were reviewed by one independent scientific referee. Referees: Algė Daunoravičienė, Alma Kajėnienė, Vilma Mauricienė, Laimonas Šiupšinskas, Ernesta Gurskienė, Viktorija Kaktienė, Agnė Slapšinskaitė, Brigita Zachovajevienė, Renata Žumbakytė-Šermukšnienė.
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Introduction. Variability is one of the most common features of human movement, however increase in variability is associated with high injury risk [1]. Kinesio taping® affects movement variability by stimulating cutaneous mechanoreceptors and providing extra proprioceptive information without visual feedback [2, 3]. Many studies attest effects of Kinesio taping®, nevertheless no studies examined knee extension torque variability in performance of knee isometric exercise in healthy subjects. Research aim: to identify effect on two different Kinesio taping® techniques for knee extension torque variability in healthy men. Research methods and organization. Each subject read and signed a written informed consent form consistent with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was conducted in Lithuanian Sports University (Kaunas, Lithuania). The protocol of the study was approved by the Lithuanian Sports University Bioethics Committee. Twelve healthy men (age 23,58 ± 2,15 years old, weight 90 ± 10,37 kg, right dominant leg) were randomly allocated into two groups: 1) Kinesio taping® muscle technique of quadriceps muscle group (KT1 (n=6), tape applied with 25% tension for rectus femoris with passive quadriceps muscle stretching); 2) Kinesio taping® ligament technique of ligaments group (KT2 (n=6), tape applied with 100% tension over projection of medial and lateral collateral knee ligaments at 90° knee flexion angle). In the beginning maximal voluntary knee isometric contraction (MVIC) and torque variability at 20% of MVIC were measurement. Firstly, these measurements were made without Kinesio taping® techniques at 60°, 90° knee angles without visual feedback (VF). Further torque variability at 20% of MVIC was measured in KT1 and KT2 groups. We used Biodex System Pro 3 (Biodex Medical Systems, 20 Ramsay Road, New York, United States). Isometric knee extension torque coefficient of [...].