THE COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT ELASTIC TENSION OF KINESIO TAPING ON GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE ACTIVATION

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  • Hsiao-Yun Chang
  • Shih-Chung Cheng
  • Ya-Hsin Hsueh
  • Chu-Ling Lo

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elastic taping##common.commaListSeparator## electromyography##common.commaListSeparator## sports injury

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The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of different elastic tension of Kinesio taping on gastrocnemius muscle activation. Thirty-seven healthy athletes was recruited and randomly divided into three groups: Elastic tension 0% (N = 13), 10% (N = 12), and 20% (N = 12). All athletes were applied Kinesio taping on gastrocnemius muscle in 3 different elastic tape tensions. The wireless electromyography was used to assess the gastrocnemius muscle activation before and after applied Kinesio taping while jogging on treadmill. The results showed that a significant interaction between different elastic tape tension and pre-post taping applied (p<.05). The elastic tape tension 0% and 10% showed significant decreased on the muscle activation after Kinesio taping applied.

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2016-05-05

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33 International Conference of Biomechanics in Sports (2015)

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Muscle-Skeleton-Mechanics

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