Immediate effects of Kinesio Taping® on neuromuscular performance of quadriceps and balance in individuals submitted to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A randomized clinical trial

Abstract Objectives Investigate the immediate effects of Kinesio Taping® on neuromuscular performance of femoral quadriceps and balance in individuals submitted to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Design This is a randomized clinical trial. Methods Forty-seven male participants, between 12...

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Published in:	Journal of science and medicine in sport Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 2 - 6
Main Authors:	Oliveira, Araken K.A, Borges, Daniel T, Lins, Caio A.A, Cavalcanti, Rafael L, Macedo, Liane B, Brasileiro, Jamilson S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Australia Elsevier Ltd 01-01-2016 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adult Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction - rehabilitation Athletic Tape Dynamometry Electromyography Humans Knee Ligaments Male Muscle strength Muscle Strength Dynamometer Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Postural Balance Quadriceps Muscle - physiology Skin & tissue grafts Sports injuries Sports Medicine Studies Torque Young Adult Dynamometry Torque Electromyography Muscle strength
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Summary:	Abstract Objectives Investigate the immediate effects of Kinesio Taping® on neuromuscular performance of femoral quadriceps and balance in individuals submitted to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Design This is a randomized clinical trial. Methods Forty-seven male participants, between 12 and 17 weeks after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, underwent initial assessment consisting of postural balance analysis using baropodometry, followed by eccentric and concentric isokinetic assessment at 60°/s of knee extensors, concomitant to electromyographic signals captured from the vastus lateralis muscle. They were then randomly allocated to one of the following groups: control, placebo and Kinesio Taping® . Kinesio Taping® group participants were submitted to Kinesio Taping® on the femoral quadriceps of the affected limb, while placebo group subjects used the same procedure without the tension proposed by the method. The control group remained at rest for 10 min. All participants were reassessed following the same procedure as the initial evaluation. The following variables were analyzed: peak torque/body weight and muscle potential using dynamometry; amplitude of antero-posterior and latero-lateral displacement from the center of pressure using baropodometry; and amplitude of muscle activation (root mean square) applying surface electromyography. Results None of the variables analyzed showed significant intergroup or intragroup differences. Conclusions Kinesio Taping® does not alter the neuromuscular performance of femoral quadriceps or balance of subjects submitted to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, for any of the variables analyzed.
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ISSN:	1440-2440 1878-1861
DOI:	10.1016/j.jsams.2014.12.002