Kinesio Taping and Calf Muscle Fatigue

King Saud University45 enrolled

Overview

Muscle fatigue results in decreased ability in muscles to generate force. Kinesio Tape may reverse the adverse effects of fatigue. Thus this study will examine the acute effects of Kinesio tape on muscle fatigue.

The participants will be divided into three groups; 1. Experimental group: Kinesio tape with 50% tension will be applied; 2. Sham group: Kinesio tape without any tension will be applied; 3. Placebo group: Rigid tape without any tension will be applied.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Fatigue

Interventions

Kinesio Taping under tension.OTHER

Kinesio tape will be applied to participants under tension.

Kinesio Tape without tensionOTHER

Kinesio tape will be applied to participants without any tension.

Rigid TapingOTHER

Rigid Taping will be applied.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 19 YearsMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy cooperative individuals. * Female athletes who were engaged in training at least 3 times a week. * The subject should perform a minimum of 23 hell raises. Exclusion Criteria: * Musculoskeletal injuries, cardio-pulmonary vestibular and neurological complication and systemic disorder. * Consumption of any pre-workout supplement in the last 6 months. * Involvement in any other training program.

Locations (1)

King Saud University

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of heel raises

Participants will have to perform heel raises in standing position untill thay are fatigued.

Time frame: 1 week.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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