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Trial reportJournal of medicine and life2023

Immediate and localized effect of Kinesio tape on the hand grip strength of sedentary female adults.

Mariam Ameer, Ammar Al Abbad, Arun Vijay Subbarayalu, Areej Alsharari, Rawan AlRuwaili, Saylah AlFuhigi, Nadia Hmdan, Amjad Alshammari, Ghala Alhuthayl

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Trial report in Journal of medicine and life, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mariam AmeerDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia.
Ammar Al AbbadDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia.
Arun Vijay SubbarayaluDeanship of Quality and Academic Accreditation, Department of Physical Therapy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Areej AlsharariDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia.
Rawan AlRuwailiDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia.
Saylah AlFuhigiDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia.
Nadia HmdanDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia.
Amjad AlshammariDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia.
Ghala AlhuthaylDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current study aimed to assess the immediate and localized effect of Kinesio Taping (KT) on hand grip strength. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 60 sedentary female university students (aged 18-23) divided into two groups of 30 subjects each. The experimental group received KT with 50% tension of the tape on the forearm and 100% tension on the hand, and the control group received a placebo application of KT (KT without tension on the hand and forearm). Hand grip strength was assessed before and immediately after applying KT using a hand-held dynamometer with a one-minute rest between trials. The experimental group detected a significant improvement in hand grip strength during the post-intervention stage compared to the control group (mean difference 9.72 Lbs; 95% CI, -12.90 to -6.54; P<0.05) with a medium effect size. In addition, a significant improvement in handgrip strength was observed between pre-intervention and post-intervention in the experimental group (mean difference 6.5 Lbs.; 95% CI, -7.58 to -5.42; P<0.05) with a high effect size. However, the control group failed to show significant improvement in handgrip strength between pre-and post-intervention (P=0.666). KT application on the hand and forearm immediately augmented the hand grip strength of the dominant hand in sedentary female university students.

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Athletic TapeHand StrengthAdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansYoung Adulthand grip strengthhand-held dynamometerhealthy female adultKinesio tape

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PMID38585521
PMCPMC10994615

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