Effects of Muscle Fatigue and Kinesio Taping on Shoulder Position Sense

University of Oregon24 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Kinesio Taping on the position sense of shoulder after muscle fatigue.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Fatigue Proprioception

Interventions

Kinesio taping with tensionOTHER

Kinesio taping without tensionOTHER

Fatigue protocolOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy participants Exclusion Criteria: * prior shoulder surgery * shoulder injury that required rehabilitation in the last 2 years * shoulder dislocation * ligamentous laxity

Locations (1)

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes in joint repositioning angle errors

The joint repositioning errors will be measured during active repositioning trials of shoulder abduction in scapular plane using an iPod app.

Time frame: Baseline (in the beginning of the session, without taping), 5 minutes after taping (or equivalent time resting, in the control session) and average of 3 minutes after fatigue protocol.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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