Immediate effects of Dynamic Tape™ on hip muscle activation and torque and on lower limb kinematics: A randomized controlled clinical trial

This study aimed to evaluate the immediate effect of Dynamic Tape TM (DT) on hip muscle activation and torque and on lower limb kinematics. Forty-five healthy, recreationally active women were randomly assigned to three groups: 1) submitted to the application of DT in the active form in the gluteus...

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Published in:	Research in sports medicine Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 725 - 739
Main Authors:	Malta, Victória M. A. V., Coelho, Ana C. M., Teruyu, Ana I., Silva, Grazielle C. G., Thomazinho, Rafaela G., Lobato, Daniel F. M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Routledge 02-09-2024 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	activation Adult Athletic Tape Biomechanical Phenomena Dynamic tape Electromyography Female Hip - physiology Hip Joint - physiology hip muscles Humans Isometric Contraction - physiology Kinematics Lower Extremity - physiology Muscle, Skeletal - physiology Torque Young Adult kinematics torque activation hip muscles Dynamic tape
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Summary:	This study aimed to evaluate the immediate effect of Dynamic Tape TM (DT) on hip muscle activation and torque and on lower limb kinematics. Forty-five healthy, recreationally active women were randomly assigned to three groups: 1) submitted to the application of DT in the active form in the gluteus medius (GMed) muscle (BG; n = 15), 2) submitted to the application of DT in the placebo form in the GMed muscle (PG; n = 15), and 3) not submitted to any intervention (CG; n = 15). Participants were evaluated for GMed and gluteus maximus (GMax) muscle activation in a maximal voluntary isometric contraction, simultaneously with the assessment of the hip abductor and extensor torques, as well as during two functional tasks - single leg squat (SLS) and jump landing + maximum vertical jump (VJ) - simultaneously with a 2-D kinematic assessment of the lower limb. After DT application in BG, there was a significant decrease in the hip abductor time to peak torque (P = 0.004), hip extensor torque (P = 0.02), excursion to hip adduction (P = 0.007), and to knee flexion (P = 0.02) during the SLS, as well as in GMed activation during VJ (P < 0.05). DT was able to reduce GMed activation and modify lower limb torque and kinematics.
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ISSN:	1543-8627 1543-8635 1543-8635
DOI:	10.1080/15438627.2023.2220060