Trial reportMedicine2019
Effect of Kinesio taping on electromyographic activity of leg muscles during gait in children with developmental coordination disorder: A randomized controlled trial.
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- Can the effects of muscle techniques in kinesiotaping be demonstrated objectively in female healthy individuals? An electrophysiological study.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Influence of taping on force sense accuracy: a systematic review with between and within group meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Effects of kinesio taping on static balance performance and muscle activity in children with developmental coordination disorder: a single-group pretest-posttest study.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Kinesio tape (KT) on lower limb muscle activation pattern in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) during walking.
designA parallel-group randomized controlled trial.
settingUniversity laboratory setting.
participantsTwenty-five children with DCD were randomly allocated to the KT group (mean age = 7.97 years) and 24 to the control group (mean age = 8.04 years).
interventionKT group received KT application to the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles whereas the control group received no intervention. MEASUREMENTS: Peak muscle activation (in percentage of maximal voluntary isometric contraction [%MVIC]) in the lower limbs during gait was measured by means of surface electromyography, electrogoniometry, and foot contact switches.
resultsGastrocnemius medialis activation during mid stance (23.46%MVIC, 95% CI = -32.53, -14.39) and late stance phases (3.25%MVIC, 95% CI = -5.67, -0.81) of gait increased after the application of KT in the KT group compared to baseline values. The KT group demonstrated 26.87%MVIC (95% CI = 26.87, 7.11) higher gastrocnemius medialis muscle peak activation during mid stance phase at post-test when compared with the control group. Moreover, gastrocnemius medialis and biceps femoris muscle peak activation during loading response decreased by 8.36%MVIC (95% CI = 2.71, 14.02) and 3.54%MVIC (95% CI = 1.08, 6.01), respectively, in the control group overtime.
conclusionsThe application of KT on children with DCD had an increased gastrocnemius medialis muscle activation during stance phase. KT could be incorporated into gait re-education programmes to facilitate muscle contraction in these children.
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