Immediate Effect Of Kinesio Taping On Forearm Muscles Strength And Sports Performance

ObjectiveThis study of 14 male tennis players from Shanghai university of sports,with taping Kinesio tape,placebo tape and no tape on wrist muscles to explore the effects of kinesio taping on performance of muscle strength/power and fatigue in forearm.And choosing 5 male tennis players form 14 subjects to verify the application of kinesio taping for attenuation is effective.MethodsResearch One: All participants(n = 14) performed 5 seconds of maximal voluntary contractions(MVC) and 50 consecutive,maximal isokinetic wrist extension and flexion movements at 60°/s & 210°/s velocities under three different taping conditions(Kinesio taping,placebo taping,no taping). A 2 × 3(velocity ×condition) repeated measures analysis of variance(ANOVA) was used to examine the effects of the contraction velocities and taping conditions on muscle strength and fatigue performance. LSD post hoc tests were used to determine individual significant differences. The level of significance was set at a = 0.05.Research Two: All participants(n = 5)performed tennis ball experiment with using three KISTLER three-dimensional accelerometer to measuring the impact force when the athlete is during forehand flat batting a ball. Each subject completed three required conditions taping(Kinesio Taping, placebo-paste, no taping) of the test, the test randomly. Analysis of variance(one-way ANOVA) was observed in three taping conditions(Kinesio taping, placebo taping and no taping) on the impact of the transfer of attenuation, and the impact of the signal linear fit. Where α level of significance was set at 0.05.ResultsResearch One:1) Under three taping conditions, there is no significant in the peak maximum isometric contraction.2) The results showed that maximal voluntary contractions relative peak torque was no significant; maximal isokinetic relative peak torque,relative peak power,relative top five average power there were no significant differences between Kinesio taping and no taping.3) KT showed a 13.61% decrease in work fatigue of the wrist flexors compare to NT(p = 0.014) at 60 °/s.4) At a rate of 60 ° / s compared to not taping, increase was also observed in the declining ratio of moment(k) of the wrist flexors in KT and PT compared to NT(p = 0.007, p = 0.035);Research Two:1) Under three taping conditions, the peak attenuation from wrist to elbow peak by the long axis was no significant differences(p > 0.1).2) Under three taping conditions, the three-dimensional acceleration peak attenuation from wrist to elbow was no significant(p > 0.1).Conclusion1) Kinesio taping may not be able to modulate strength production in healthy athletes immediately.2) Compared to no taping, acting wrist flexor fatigue were significantly improved under Kinesio taping, suggesting that Kinesio taping can improve the ability of duration working of muscles.3) Kinesio taping has a significant positive effect on muscle fatigue resistance during repeated concentric muscle actions. Additionally, potential beneficial effects of PT on muscle endurance should not be ignored either.4) Kinesio Taping has no effect on forearm impact attenuation.