- 作者：Araken K.A. Oliveira ; Daniel T. Borges ; Caio A.A. Lins ; Rafael L. Cavalcanti ; Liane B. Macedo ; Jamilson S. Brasileiro ; brasileiro@ufrnet.br" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Electromyography ; Torque ; Dynamometry ; Muscle strength
- 刊名：Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：19
- 期：1
- 页码：2-6
- 全文大小：494 K
Design
This is a randomized clinical trial.
Methods
Forty-seven male participants, between 12 and 17 weeks after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, underwent initial assessment consisting of postural balance analysis using baropodometry, followed by eccentric and concentric isokinetic assessment at 60°/s of knee extensors, concomitant to electromyographic signals captured from the vastus lateralis muscle. They were then randomly allocated to one of the following groups: control, placebo and Kinesio Taping®. Kinesio Taping® group participants were submitted to Kinesio Taping® on the femoral quadriceps of the affected limb, while placebo group subjects used the same procedure without the tension proposed by the method. The control group remained at rest for 10 min. All participants were reassessed following the same procedure as the initial evaluation. The following variables were analyzed: peak torque/body weight and muscle potential using dynamometry; amplitude of antero-posterior and latero-lateral displacement from the center of pressure using baropodometry; and amplitude of muscle activation (root mean square) applying surface electromyography.
Results
None of the variables analyzed showed significant intergroup or intragroup differences.
Conclusions
Kinesio Taping® does not alter the neuromuscular performance of femoral quadriceps or balance of subjects submitted to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, for any of the variables analyzed.