Inhibitory effect of Kinesio taping on the medial gastrocnemius muscle activity muscle strength muscle fatigue and countermovement jump height on university athletes a randomized controlled trial

All the athletes will be informed about the nature, purpose, and possible risks involved in the

study, and informed written consent will be taken from them before participation. All athletes

will be familiarized with all testing procedures and training before the commencement of the

study and then all of them will be submitted to an anthropometric evaluation. Then they will be

randomly allocated into one of the three groups using random sequence generator software, as

groups A, B, and C. An adhesive waterproof kinesio taping® 5 cm wide and 0.5 mm thick will

be used. The athletes’ legs will be shaved from the knee down to increase the adhesion of the

taping .The kinesio taping® will be applied to the medial gastrocnemius with

the Y-shaped technique .Group A will receive inhibitory kinesio taping®

which will be applied to the calf muscle with 50% stretch, while group B will receive inhibitory

kinesio taping® with 20% stretch. Group C will perform its daily routine training. All the groups

will be analyzed at baseline for surface EMG, hand-held dynamometer, countermovement jump

high, and heel rise test. The dependent variables will subsequently be examined for changes in

each group after three day