Effect of Kinesio Taping on Muscle Strength in Lower Trapezius

Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Shoulder Pain; Muscle Weakness

Treatments: Other: Kinesio tape

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02290730

KT-LT

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this project is to investigate the effect of Kinesio tape on muscle strength of the lower trapezius in people with shoulder symptoms and decreased muscle strength in the lower trapezius - a randomized controlled trial.

Full description

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of recoil tape with 0-30% tension, by using one application of Kinesio tape over the muscle fibers of the lower trapezius from its origin to its insertion. The participants will be divided into intervention group (taping) and control group (no intervention). Muscle strength test will be performed before and immediately after taping (20-30 minutes) for both groups using hand-held dynamometer measurements (MicroFET 3).

Work is based on the following hypothesis: "Kinesio taping using recoil taping provides increased isometric muscle strength in lower trapezius immediately after application".

Enrollment: 49 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 67 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Shoulder problems
• Low muscle strength in lower trapezius
• Positive manual recoil-test for the lower trapezius

Exclusion criteria

• Shoulder surgery <3 month
• Pathology in the shoulder related to tumors, fractures, neurology, rupture of tendons

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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49 participants in 2 patient groups

Kinesio tape

Experimental group

Description:

Kinesio tape on lower trapezius

Treatment:

Other: Kinesio tape

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention