Kinesiology tape effectiveness in patients with retraction of posterior muscles
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Objective: the objectives of this article are to validate the kinesiology tape as therapy in patients with retraction of posterior muscles and asses both a possible variation of gravity centre and dorsiflexion of the ankle.
Material and methods: observational. transversal. prospective and multicentre trial in which 21 subjects were selected and attended consecutively in this trial who were measured by goniometer and baropodometry with and without taping.
Results: 21 patients (8 women and 13 men) show a dorsiflexion of the ankle with statistically significant differences after therapy. because it was possible to increase an average of 3.09 ± 2.23° with extended knee (p = 0.00005) and 2.24 ± 2.59° with flexed knee (p = 0.001) in one leg. and 2.91 ± 3.25° (p = 0.002) and 2.71 ± 2.81° (p = 0.0005) with extended and flexed knee. respectively. in the other leg. Anyway. Lunge test also showed an average joint increase of 2.76 ± 2.84 centimetres (p = 0.0005) at right leg and 2.67 ± 3.18 centimetres (p = 0.003) at left leg.
Conclusions: kinesiology tape shows scientific evidence when is applied to patients with retraction of posterior muscles. The position of gravity centre oscilate after using this therapy. although not significantly. and it may be obtained an increase of ankle’s dorsiflexion until 3º on average approximately.
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