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In vivo Measurement of Knee Extensor Muscle Function in Mice
Published on: March 4, 2021
Kinesio taping effect on quadriceps strength and lower limb function of healthy individuals: A blinded, controlled,
Julio Fernandes de Jesus1, Aline de Almeida Novello2, Gustavo Bezerra Nakaoka2
1Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Sena Madureira, 1500, CEP 04021-001 São Paulo, Brazil.
Objectives:
To analyze kinesio taping (KT) effect on quadriceps strength and lower limb function over a 7-day period.
Design:
Blind randomized clinical trial.
Setting:
Hospital's Physical Therapy Department.
Participants:
Sixty healthy individuals (30 men and 30 women) were randomly distributed into three groups: Control--without KT application; Placebo--placebo KT application and Experimental--A KT application designed to stimulate quadriceps femoris activity.
Main Outcome Measures:
The quadriceps strength was measured using a manual dynamometer whereas lower limb function was assessed using the Single Hop Test for Distance. Evaluations occurred at five time-points: baseline; immediately, 3 and 5 days after KT application; and 72 h post KT withdrawal.
Results:
There was no significant interaction between time-points and groups for muscle strength: dominant (P = 0.13) and non-dominant (P = 0.41) and lower limb function: dominant (P = 0.09) and non-dominant (P = 0.53); but lower limb function within-group comparisons showed improvements in all groups at the evolution of all time-points analyzed for both limbs (P = 0.001). This is possibly due to a learning effect as the participants became more familiar with executing the assessment tests.
Conclusion:
KT did not improve quadriceps strength and lower limb function of healthy individuals and its application with these objectives should be reconsidered.
