Effect of Kinesio Tape in Muscle Fatigue Measured by Biering-Sorensen Test

CEU San Pablo University100 enrolled

Overview

Muscle fatigue affects adversely the athletes´ performance and it is therefore one of the most investigated topics currently. However we do not know accurately the mechanisms that produce it. The aim of this study is to determine the influence of the Kinesio taping (KT) application in the paravertebral muscle fatigue in a sample of healthy young subjects.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

Kinesio TapingOTHER

The taping consisted of two strips of material in the form of "I" on both sides of the lumbar spine, from the sacroiliac joint to the ipsilateral transverse process of D12.

PlaceboOTHER

The placebo taping consisted of two 10 cm length strips of the same material, adhered transversely to the skin of the paravertebral muscles fibers

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * More than 18 years * They were motivated to be included in the study Exclusion Criteria: * History of Low Back Pain (LBP) in the last 6 months that had lasted for at least 1 week and / or had required medical attention and / or had been off sick * Back surgery * Been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease or neurological or herniations, protrusions or severe scoliosis * Had pain from a disease presenting infection, tumor or injury of an anatomical structure involved in the test

Locations (1)

San Pablo CEU University

Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time of maintenance in the Biering-Sorensen Test

Duration in seconds of the Biering-Sorensen Test

Time frame: Seconds

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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