The Effect Of Kinesio Taping On The Balance Ability Of People With Forward Head Posture

Background:As one of the most common abnormal posture,forward head posture can cause a variety of musculoskeletal injuries that affect body functions and adversely affect health.Kinesio Taping（KT）is a common method to improve forward head posture.Previous studies have found that the balance ability of people with forward head posture is reduced.However,few studies have examined the effect of kinesio taping on balance while improving forward head posture.Whether or not the water ripple tape can produce different benefits is worth further study and discussion.Therefore,the purpose of this study was to verify whether kinesio taping can improve the forward head posture and improve its balance ability,and to explore the difference in the effect of applying the adhesive with or without water ripples on the forward head posture.Objective:Using taping technique to intervene in subjects with forward head posture.To observe and compare the effects of Kinesio Taping and Tonicity Taping without water ripples on sensory organization test,limits of stability,static postural stability test,Y Balance test and subjective comfort.Methods:60 college students with forward head posture who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into 20 people in the Kinesio Taping group using kinesiology tape,20 people in Tonicity Taping group using custom without water ripple tonicity tape made of the same material as the kinesiology tape,and 20 people in the blank control group.The Kinesio Taping group and Tonicity Taping group were applied twice for 3 days each time.The control group did not do any intervention.Craniocervical angle,sensory organization test,limits of stability,static postural stability test,Y Balance test and subjective comfort of the three groups of subjects were evaluated before,one hour after,three days after and six days after taping.Repeated measures two-ways ANOVA was used for data analysis.Result:There was no significant difference in the basic conditions of the three groups of subjects.There was no significant difference in the evaluation indicators of the three subjects before the experiment（P>0.05）,and they were comparable.Craniocervical Angle test showed significant improvement in both the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group（P < 0.01）,but no significant difference between the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group（P > 0.05）.Sensory organization test showed that the situation 4-6 score,comprehensive score and vestibular sensation score were significantly improved in the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group（P < 0.05）,but no significant difference between the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group（P > 0.05）.Limits of stability test showed that the Movement Velocity,the scores of anterior and comprehensive directions in the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group were significantly improved（P < 0.05）,but no significant difference between the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group（P > 0.05）.The posterior,left and right direction scores were significantly improved only in the Kinesio Taping group（P <0.05）.Endpoint,Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group were significantly improved in the comprehensive direction（P < 0.05）,but no significant difference between the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group（P > 0.05）.Max Excursions,the anterior and comprehensive direction scores of the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group were significantly improved（P < 0.05）,but no significant difference between the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group（P > 0.05）.Directional Control,Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group had significant improvement in anterior,posterior and comprehensive direction scores（P < 0.05）,but no significant difference between the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group（P > 0.05）.Static posture stability test showed that the stability index of the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group was significantly improved in the overall,anterior and posterior scores（P < 0.05）,but no significant difference between the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group（P > 0.05）.YBT showed that there was no improvement effect in the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group（P > 0.05）.Subjective comfort test showed significant improvement in both the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group（P < 0.01）,but no significant difference between the Kinesio Taping group and the Tonicity Taping group（P > 0.05）.Conclusion:Kinesio taping can increase the craniocervical angle and relieve neck and shoulder discomfort of the person with the forward head posture,thereby improving their abnormal posture.In terms of improving balance ability: In sensory organization test,Kinesio taping improved balance ability by enhancing vestibular sensation.In the limits of stability test,Kinesio taping can improve the speed of center of gravity movement and longitudinal motion control.Static balance: Kinesio taping can improve static postural stability.Both the Kinesio taping and the tonicity tape without water ripples can improve the abnormal posture and improve the balance ability of the forward head posture.In Limits of stability test,the kinesio taping is better than the tonicity taping in terms of the movement velocity when the center of gravity is in the anterior,rear,left and right directions.