Efeito do kinesio taping no torque muscular, ativação muscular e no desempenho do salto em atletas de futebol: estudo clínico, aleatorizado placebo-controlado e cego

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The Kinesio Taping® method was created by Kenzo Kase in 1996 and it's application on the skin of a thin thickness ratio similar to the epidermis. About the kinesio, can be stretched up to 140 to make your original length which makes enough reason in comparison to standard bandages. Kenzo reports the Kinesio Taping not participating in subprogramme best activation or muscular inhibition, reduce pain, swelling, muscle spasms and prevent injury. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of applying make Kinesio Taping for activation of Rectus Femoris muscle in soccer athletes with a placebo application improves muscular torque, muscle activation and in the performance of jump. METHOD: thirty athletes with an average age of 17 years were randomised controlled trials in 2 groups: group a: Kinesio Taping and group b: PlaceboTaping, and were subjected to functional tests of jump: single leg Hop test and triple leg Hop test, isokinetic evaluation of knee extensors and Rectus Femoris electromyographic dominant lower limb. Following were as interventions, with application Kinesio Taping for activation of Rectus Femoris welcomed one and not the placebo group with application Kinesio Taping of transverse way the Ortop Rectus Femoris no group B. The athletes were evaluated 30 minutes after application of the technique and 24h after a first evaluation by the middle of the same tests. For data analysis we perform comparisons intra and inter groups, whereas the pre intervention, immediate post intervention (30 minutes) and 24h post intervention. RESULTS: Demonstrated no statistically significant difference between the groups in the three moments evaluated (pre, post immediate and post 24h) on the performance of the tests Single Leg Hop Test, Single Leg Triple Hop Test, the RMS (Root Mean Square) of electromyographic signal and peak torque analysis of dominant lower limb knee extensors (P˃0,05). CONCLUSION: based on the analysis of the studied variables one concludes the Kinesio Taping for activation Rectus Femoris has no effect on muscle torque peak, a muscle activation and performance of functional single leg hop test test in soccer athletes.