The Immediate Effect of Kinesio Tape on Hamstring Muscle Length in Female Students of University of Dammam
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 96
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- 1- Hamstring length measurement
研究概览
简要总结
The hamstring muscle is an important muscle that affect the performance of almost all activities of daily living. Since this muscle is a large muscle that pass across two major joints (the hip and knee joint), it is more susceptible to become tight and to lose its extensibility. On the other hand, there is no agreement on a standard protocol for the treatment of hamstring tightness. Kinesio tape is one of the options for treatment of hamstring muscle, it is a safe, passive and non-painful intervention, and if proven to be effective it will help individuals especially those with poor compliance and poor tolerance to painful stretching exercises. The aim of the present study is to investigate the acute effectiveness of Kinesio taping on hamstring muscles extensibility. 96 students with hamstring tightness will be recruited from the University of Dammam to participate in this prospective experimental study. All participants will be assigned randomly to either a Kinesio tape group, Sham tape group and control group. Outcome measures will be the hamstring length measurement by using active knee extension test and strength measurement for hamstring and quadriceps muscles by using a handheld dynamometer. Outcome measurement will be taken at baseline and 15 minutes after the intervention.
详细描述
Design:
Prospective, pre-post experimental study with three groups (Kinesio tape group, sham tape group and control group)
Setting:
This study was conducted at the laboratory of University of Dammam one session (half an hour) for each participant.
Participants:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 25 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Female student with an age of 18-25 years
- •Body mass index between 18-30
- •Students with reduced hamstring length (hamstring tightness) as defined by the literature (popliteal angle less than 160 degree)
排除标准
- •Lower limb musculoskeletal pain
- •Abdominal, lower limb and spinal surgery
- •Previous injury or trauma to hamstring muscle, hip, knee And ankle joint
- •Skin allergy, disease or hypersensitivity
- •Low back pain or any neurological impairment in the lower extremity
- •Body mass index above 30 or below 18
研究组 & 干预措施
Kinesio tape group
treatment by: application of Kinesio tape in the hamstring muscle by using a 1 strip Y shape of (Kinesio Tex® Tape 5cm) insertion to origin technique to relieve the hamstring tightness while the muscle in stretched position for 15 second (hip flexion and knee extension and then application of the tape) with 25% stretch of the tape
干预措施: Kinesio tape (Other)
sham tape group
treatment by: application of Kinesio tape in the hamstring muscle by using a 1 strip I shape of (Kinesio Tex® Tape 5cm) with no stretch in the hamstring musculature and the tape applied perpendicular over the upper third of the hamstring muscle while the muscle in stretched position
干预措施: Kinesio tape (Other)
control group
The student in this group had no treatment in the same position of the previous groups (the hamstring muscle maintained in a stretching position for 15 second)
结局指标
主要结局
1- Hamstring length measurement
时间窗: 5 min
Hamstring muscle length was measured by using the active knee extension test
次要结局
- Hamstring and quadriceps muscle strength measurement(5 min)