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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2020

Short-Term Effect of Different Taping Methods on Local Skin Temperature in Healthy Adults.

Kun Liu, Zhouying Duan, Lihua Chen, Zixing Wen, Shengqun Zhu, Qiang Qu, Wenhua Chen, Shuxin Zhang, Bo Yu

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kun LiuDepartment of Rehabilitation, School of International Medical Technology, Shanghai Sanda University, Shanghai, China.
Zhouying DuanDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Lihua ChenDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shanghai Fifth Rehabilitation Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Zixing WenDepartment of Rehabilitation, School of International Medical Technology, Shanghai Sanda University, Shanghai, China.
Shengqun ZhuDepartment of Rehabilitation, School of International Medical Technology, Shanghai Sanda University, Shanghai, China.
Qiang QuDepartment of Rehabilitation, School of International Medical Technology, Shanghai Sanda University, Shanghai, China.
Wenhua ChenDepartment of Rehabilitation, School of International Medical Technology, Shanghai Sanda University, Shanghai, China.
Shuxin ZhangDepartment of Rehabilitation, School of International Medical Technology, Shanghai Sanda University, Shanghai, China.
Bo YuDepartment of Rehabilitation, School of International Medical Technology, Shanghai Sanda University, Shanghai, China.
Sanda University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNFifth Hospital In Wuhan · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere were limited studies on the effect of skin temperature and local blood flow using kinesio tape (KT) adhered to the skin in different taping methods. This study aimed to determine the short-term effect of KT and athletic tape (AT) on skin temperature in the lower back and explore the possible effect of different taping methods (Y-strip and fan-strip taping) on local microcirculation. MATERIALS AND

methodsTwenty-six healthy participants completed the test-retest reliability measurement of the infrared thermography (IRT), intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and standard error of measurement (SEM) were calculated to evaluate the reliability. Then, 21 healthy participants received different taping condition randomly for 5 times, including Y-strip of kinesio taping (KY), fan-strip of kinesio taping (Kfan), Y-strip of athletic taping (AY), fan-strip of athletic taping (Afan), and no taping (NT). Above taping methods were applied to the participants' erector spinae muscles on the same side. Skin temperature of range of interest (ROI) was measured in the taping area through IRT at pre taping and 10 min after taping. Additionally, participants completed self-perceived temperature evaluation for different taping methods through visual analog scaling. One-way repeated-measured analysis of variance was used to compare the temperature difference among different taping methods. Bonferroni test was used for post hoc analysis.

resultsThere was a good test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.82, 95% CI = 0.60-0.92; SEM = 0.33; and MD = 0.91) of the IRT. Significant differences were observed in the short-term effect on skin temperature among all different taping methods (

conclusionThis study showed that the fan-strip of KT increased significantly the skin temperature of the waist after taping for 10 min. The application of KT may modify the skin temperature of the human body and promote local microcirculation, although it remained unclear for the real application.

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erector spinaeinfrared thermal imagingkinesio tapeskin temperaturetaping shapes and materials

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