Trial reportJournal of athletic training2015
Kinesio Tape and Shoulder-Joint Position Sense.
Trial report in Journal of athletic training, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Influence of taping on joint proprioception: a systematic review with between and within group meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of the direction of Kinesio taping on sensation and postural control before and after muscle fatigue in healthy athletes.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Elastic Tape Improved Shoulder Joint Position Sense in Chronic Hemiparetic Subjects: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Crossover Study.PloS one · 2017Trial
- Contributions of the thumb and index finger to tip pinch force sense.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The effect of pinch span on pinch force sense in healthy participants.Attention, perception & psychophysics · 2023Article
- The Efficacy and Treatment Fidelity of Kinesiology Taping in Conjunction With Conservative Treatment Interventions Among Individuals With Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
- Short-Term Changes in Chronic Neck Pain After the Use of Elastic Adhesive Tape.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2021Article
- The influence of kinesiology tape colour on performance and corticomotor activity in healthy adults: a randomised crossover controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Rehabilitation for Shoulder Instability - Current Approaches.The open orthopaedics journal · 2017Article
- Effects of wearing ankle weight on knee joint repositioning sense in the elderly.Journal of physical therapy science · 2016Article
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Abstract
contextJoint position sense (JPS) is a key neuromuscular factor for developing and maintaining control of muscles around a joint. It is important when performing specialized tasks, especially at the shoulder. No researchers have studied how Kinesio Tape (KT) application affects JPS.
objectiveTo investigate the effects of KT application and no tape on shoulder JPS at increasing shoulder elevations in athletes.
designCross-sectional study.
settingUniversity laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsA total of 27 healthy athletes who did not participate in overhead sports (age = 20.44 ± 1.05 years, height = 175.02 ± 11.67 cm, mass = 70.74 ± 9.65 kg) with no previous pathologic shoulder conditions volunteered for the study. All participants were from 1 university. INTERVENTION(S): Shoulder JPS was assessed at increasing elevations with and without KT application. Participants attempted to actively replicate 3 target positions with and without the KT and without visual guidance. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): We examined absolute and variable repositioning errors at increasing shoulder-elevation levels with and without KT application.
resultsData revealed an interaction between tape and position for absolute error (F2,52 = 4.07, P = .02); simple effects revealed an increase in error, with KT demonstrating a 2.65° increase in error at 90° of elevation compared with no tape (t26 = 2.65, P = .01). The effect size was medium (ω(2) = .135). Variable error showed no interaction of tape and position (F2,52 = .709, P = .50). Further analysis of simple effects was not needed. However, we still calculated the effect size and observed small effect sizes for tape (ω(2) = .002), position (ω(2) = .072), and tape by position (ω(2) = .027).
conclusionsAt 90° of elevation, shoulder JPS was impaired by the application of KT.
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