Abstract
Purpose
Muscle strength is a key component of an athlete’s performance. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the immediate and delayed effect of forearm kinesio taping on peak torque and mean power of forearm muscles in healthy karate athletes.
Methods
Eleven healthy karate athletes voluntarily participated in this study. Muscle strength of the subject was assessed by the Cybex isokinetic dynamometer under three conditions: (1) without taping; (2) immediately after taping; (3) 24 h after taping with the tape remaining. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey post hoc was used for statistical analysis. The alpha level was set at p = 0.05
Results
The results did not show any differences in peak torque and mean power between the three conditions (P > 0.05). But mean power demonstrated a trend toward increase after 24 h using a kinesio tape compared to pre-test (P = 0.066).
Conclusions
Kinesio taping on forearm muscle neither decreased nor increased muscle strength in healthy karate athletes.
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The study was carried out to conform with the ethical standards laid down in the 1975 declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the local ethical committee.
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Momtazfar, P., Ghazalian, F. & Nikbakht, H. Effect of kinesio taping on hand muscles strength of Karatekaman man. Sport Sci Health 11, 257–261 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-015-0231-3
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