Kinesio tape and shoulder-joint position sense

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Kinesiotape und Positionssinn im Schultergelenk
Autor:Aarseth, Lindsay M.; Suprak, David N.; Chalmers, Gordon R.; Lyon, Lonnie; Dahlquist, Dylan T.
Erschienen in:Journal of athletic training
Veröffentlicht:50 (2015), 8, S. 785-791, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:1062-6050, 0160-8320, 1938-162X
DOI:10.4085/1062-6050-50.7.03
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Erfassungsnummer:PU201605002793
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Abstract des Autors

Context:  Joint position sense (JPS) is a key neuromuscular factor for developing and maintaining control of muscles around a joint. It is important when performing specialized tasks, especially at the shoulder. No researchers have studied how Kinesio Tape (KT) application affects JPS. Objective:  To investigate the effects of KT application and no tape on shoulder JPS at increasing shoulder elevations in athletes. Design:  Cross-sectional study. Setting:  University laboratory. Patients or Other Participants:  A total of 27 healthy athletes who did not participate in overhead sports (age = 20.44 ± 1.05 years, height = 175.02 ± 11.67 cm, mass = 70.74 ± 9.65 kg) with no previous pathologic shoulder conditions volunteered for the study. All participants were from 1 university. Intervention(s):  Shoulder JPS was assessed at increasing elevations with and without KT application. Participants attempted to actively replicate 3 target positions with and without the KT and without visual guidance. Main Outcome Measure(s):  We examined absolute and variable repositioning errors at increasing shoulder-elevation levels with and without KT application. Results:  Data revealed an interaction between tape and position for absolute error (F2,52 = 4.07, P = .02); simple effects revealed an increase in error, with KT demonstrating a 2.65° increase in error at 90° of elevation compared with no tape (t26 = 2.65, P = .01). The effect size was medium (ω2 = .135). Variable error showed no interaction of tape and position (F2,52 = .709, P = .50). Further analysis of simple effects was not needed. However, we still calculated the effect size and observed small effect sizes for tape (ω2 = .002), position (ω2 = .072), and tape by position (ω2 = .027). Conclusions:  At 90° of elevation, shoulder JPS was impaired by the application of KT.