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Immediate effect of Kinesio taping® on deep cervical flexor endurance: A non-controlled, quasi-experimental pre-post
Filiz Tuna1, Berna Tunçer2, Hilal Başak Can2
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Objective:
Whether Kinesio taping® (KT) might change the endurance of the cervical deep flexor muscles.
Methods:
Healthy university students were assessed at baseline, immediately after the KT application over the posterior cervical muscles, and at a 24-h follow-up. The clinical assessment of the endurance of the deep cervical flexor muscles using the craniocervical flexion test (CCFT) was performed.
Results:
Sixty-two students (32 women) with a mean age of 20.4 ± 1.3 years completed the study protocol. Statistically significant pre- to post-taping differences in performance of the craniocervical flexion movement were found between baseline-immediate and baseline-24-h follow-up (p˂0.001). A statistically significant difference in the endurance of the cervical deepflexor muscles was found between baseline-immediate (for stage 2 result and cumulative endurance score), baseline-24-h follow-up (for stage 2result and cumulative endurance score), and immediate-24-h follow-up (for stage 2 result, for cumulative endurance score) p˂0.01.
Conclusion:
Cervical KT increased endurance for the short term.
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