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Postural stability is necessary for all human activities. Management od postural control is provided especially by central nervous system. For management are essential afferent information from vestibular, visual and somatosensory system. Modification of any of these inputs could have influence postural stability. Changes of exteroceptive perception can be achieved by the application of kinesio tape. Kinesiotaping is currently very popular therapeutic method, which is attributed to the wide range of effects. In the theoretical part of this thesis are described these effects, including the results of scientific studies that are engaged in verify the effects. Experimental part of this thesis was focused on the objectification of any changes of postural stability after application of kinesio tape on dorsal and ventral side of the trunk in healthy individuals without injury or other disorders. For the examination were used two tests of Balance Master® System, the modified clinical test of sensory interaction on balance and the test limits of stability. The results were satistically evaluated at the level α = 0.05. Due to kinesio tape were observed no siginificant changes in the mean sway velocity of center of gravity. There were also found no significant changes of parameters that evaluate the transmission of...

This project investigated the effects of Kinesio® Tape on pain, kinesiophobia, and proprioception in participants with patellar tendonitis. Thirty participants with patellar tendonitis were divided into three groups, the first received a supportive Kinesio® Tape application at the knee, the second received a facilitative application at the hip, and the third received both. A Visual Analog Score, Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia score, and a proprioceptive score quantified through the Biodex Balance System were obtained both immediately after application, and 24 to 36 hours following. Statistically significant improvement in VAS scores and in proprioceptive ability with eyes closed 24 to 36 hours following Kinesio® Tape application was observed under all interventions. Kinesio® Tape application for pain, cause of pain and proprioception may assist patients with patellar tendonitis.

Abstrakt Bakgrund: Patellofemoralt smärtsyndrom är ett vanligt förekommande smärttillstånd. Tejpning som behandlingsalternativ är väl använt av fysioterapeuter, trots bristande vetenskapligt underlag. Det skulle vara av värde att undersöka vad tidigare evidens säger kring tejpning som behandling vid PFSS.  Syfte: Att sammanställa och kartlägga om tejpning som isolerad eller kombinerad behandling minskar smärta hos personer med PFSS. Kvalitetsgranska resultaten av randomiserade kontrollstudier (RCT) med PEDro och bedöma dess tillförlitlighet med GRADEstud.  Metod: För systemisk litteratursökning formulerades följande PICO. P: Friska personer med PFSS, I: Tejpning, C: Annan behandling/ingen behandling, O: Smärtintensitet mätt med etablerade mätinstrument. Inklusionskriterier var randomiserade kontrollerade studier, studier publicerade de senaste 20 åren, studier på engelska och studier som finns att tillgå i fulltext.Exklusionskriterier var studier som är tillgängliga mot avgift. Systematisk sökning genomfördes i Pubmed, Cochrane och Web of Science. Åtta studier inkluderades och granskades med PEDro. GRADEstud användes för att bedöma resultatets tillförlitlighet.  Resultat: De åtta inkluderade studiernas kvalitet varierade mellan medelgod och hög kvalitet, enligt PEDro scale. Gällande kombinerad behandling fann två av de sex inkluderande studierna en signifkant skillnad. Gällande isolerad behandling fann en av de två studierna en signifikant skillnad. Det sammanvägda resultatets tillförlitlighet graderades som mycket låg (+), enligt GRADEstud.  Slutsats: Tejpning som behandling har en tvetydig evidens. Därmed kan denna studie inte avgöra huruvida tejpning har smärtlindrande effekt eller ej vid PFSS. / Abstract Background: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common pain condition. Taping as a treatment option is well used among physiotherapists, despite lack of evidence. It would be of value to investigate what earlier evidence says about taping as a treatment option in PFPS.  Objective: Compile and survey whether taping as an isolated or combined treatment has an effect on pain for people with PFPS. Quality review the results of randomized control studies (RCTs) with PEDro and assess its reliability with GRADEstud. Method: Structured question according to PICO. P: Healthy people with PFPS, I: Taping, C: Other / no treatment, O: Pain intensity measured with established measuring instruments. Inclusion criterias were RCTs, studies published in the last 20 years, studies in English and studies in full text. Exclusion criteria were studies available for a fee. Searches were conducted in Pubmed, Cochrane and Web of Science. Eight studies were included and reviewed with PEDro and GRADEstud.  Results: The eight included studies quality varied between moderate to high, according to the PEDro scale. Regarding combined treatment, two of the six included studies found a significant difference. Regarding isolated treatment only one of the two studies found a significant difference. The reliability of the weighted result was rated as very low (+), according to GRADEstud.  Conclusion: Taping as a treatment option has ambiguous evidence. Therefore, this study can not determine whether taping has a pain-relieving effect or not in PFPS.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Kinesio-Taping (KT) in golf-induced chronic low-back pain management. The golfing population continues to grow each year, and the risks of golf-induced chronic low back pain (CLBP) remain high. The Kinesio-taping technique is a non-invasive treatment intervention utilized in sports injury rehabilitation and prevention. Due to the lack of research on KT in golf-related injuries, this study addresses the injury mechanism of golf-induced CLBP and the proposed physiological mechanism and therapeutic effects on the musculoskeletal system of KT. This study is a comprehensive review of the golf swing, prevalence and risk factors of golf induced CLBP, treatment modalities for non-specific low back pain, and the use of KT in sports medicine and healthcare settings. The target population of this study includes active adults and older adults who are at risk or currently experiencing CLBP and those who may golf professionally or recreationally. The literature search (February- October 2022) was performed using multiple databases, including UCF Libraries, PubMed, GoogleScholar, SagePub, ScienceDirect, and Ebscohost. Keywords employed by this research include "low back*" "golf*" or "golf swing*" "Kinesio-tape*" or "Kinesio-taping*" and "pain*" or "injury*". Search results were carefully screened, and relevant literature was selected for this study. A total of 78 scientific studies were included in this review. This literature review found insufficient empirical evidence to support the application of KT in golf-induced low back pain management. Although the subjects' contextual effects should not be overlooked, the reasoning behind how KT physiologically affects target injury sites remains unclear. Further research is suggested to examine the effectiveness of KT in treating golf induced CLBP.

Tyrimo objektas: minkštojo įtvaro ir elektrostimuliacijos poveikis girnelės padėčiai. Tyrimo tikslas: nustatyti minkštojo įtvaro ir elektrostimuliacijos poveikį girnelės padėčiai ir skausmui, esant girnelės chondromaliacijai. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Įvertinti girnelės padėtį ir skausmą prieš ir po minkštojo įtvaro taikymo. 2. Įvertinti girnelės padėtį ir skausmą prieš ir po raumenų elektrostimuliacijos taikymo. 3. Palyginti gautus duomenis prieš ir po minkštojo įtvaro ir raumenų elektrostimuliacijos taikymo. Tyrimo hipotezė: Minkštasis įtvaras turi didesnį poveikį girnelės padėčiai ir skausmo mažinimui nei raumenų elektrostimuliacija, esant girnelės chondromaliacijai. Tyrimo išvados: 1. Minkštasis įtvaras sumažino girnelės poslinkį ir skausmą; 2. Elektrostimuliacija sumažino girnelės poslinkį ir skausmą; 3. Minkštasis įtvaras yra efektyvesnis nei elektrostimuliacija mažinant girnelės panirimą ir skausmą. / Object of the research: effect of kinesio taping and electrostimulation for position of patella. The aim of the research: determine the effect of the kinesio taping and electrostimulation to reduce patellar subluxation and pain for patients with patellar chondromaliacia. The task of the research: 1. Evaluate patellar position and pain before and after application of kinesio taping; 2. Evaluate patellar position and pain before and after application of electrostimulation; 3. Compare results of patellar position and pain before and after application of both methods: kinesio taping and electrostimulation. Hypothesis: kinesio taping will have a greater effect on reduction of patellar subluxation and pain than electrical muscle stimulation for patients with patellar chondromaliacia. Conclusions: 1. Kinesio tape method significantly reduced patellar subluxation and pain; 2. Electrostimulation method significantly reduced patellar subluxation and pain; 3. Kinesio tape method is more effective than electrostimulation reducing patellar subluxation and pain.

Title: The Effect of Kinesiotaping on Pain Threshold Alteration of Lower Limbs and Pelvis in Latin American Sport Dance Couples Objectives: The aim of this study is to monitor the alteration of the pain threshold in predilective points of lower limbs and pelvis during loaded regime and to compare these changes with the control group with no kinesio tape. Methods: This experimental study employs intervention of kinesio tape applied to inhibit m. gastrocnemius medialis et lateralis and for mechanical correction of hallux valgus. There were five couples in experimental group and five couples in control group. The pain threshold change was objectivised by pressure algometer. Results: The measured data showed that the kinesiotaping has a positive influence on pain threshold in sport dance couples. In most dancers (9 out of 10) kinesio tape contributed to increasing or smaller decreasing of pain threshold with respect to the other lower limb. In comparison with the control group, pain threshold of dancers in the experimental group increased or decreased less even despite acute or subacute injury of the taped lower limb. One more finding is that the postural function has an influence on the pain threshold change after load. Pain threshold had a downward tendency in investigated persons with a worse...

Tyrimo problema: Pasaulyje išsėtine skleroze serga apie 2,5 mln. žmonių. Lietuva priklauso didelio sergamumo išsėtine skleroze zonai (Klizaitienė, 2008). Vienas iš pagrindinių simptomų, pasireiškiančių jau ankstyvoje šios ligos stadijoje, yra pusiausvyros sutrikimas (Prosperini et al., 2010; Cameron et al., 2008; Martin & Phillips, 2006). Darbo aktualumas: Kinezioteipas yra pigi, lengvai prieinama ir neinvazinė priemonė, galinti pagerinti sergančiųjų išsėtine skleroze statinę pusiausvyrą ir gyvenimo kokybę, sumažinti atsitiktinių griuvimų riziką. Tyrimo hipotezė: Kinezioteipas, užklijuotas ant dvilypio ir priekinio blauzdos, gali pagerinti sergančiųjų išsėtine skleroze statinę pusiausvyrą. Tyrimo tikslas: Nustatyti kinezioteipo poveikį sergančiųjų išsėtine skleroze statinei pusiausvyrai. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Įvertinti tiriamųjų statinę pusiausvyrą stovint atsimerkus ir užsimerkus be kinezioteipo ir su kinezioteipu, užklijuotu ant dvilypio ir priekinio blauzdos raumens funkcine korekcine technika. 2. Įvertinti tiriamųjų statinę pusiausvyrą stovint atsimerkus ir užsimerkus be kinezioteipo ir su kinezioteipu, užklijuotu placebo ant keturgalvio raumens. 3. Įvertinti skirtingų kinezioteipavimo technikų efektyvumą tiriamųjų statinei pusiausvyrai. Tyrimo metodai: Tyrimas buvo atliktas ,,Palangos reabilitacijos ligoninėje“ 2012 m. sausio 19-20 dienomis kuriame dalyvavo 16 darbingų asmenų, kuriems diagnozuota išsėtinė sklerozė. • Buvo atliekamas aklas vienpusis tyrimas. •... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / About 2,5 million people suffer from multiple sclerosis. Lithuania belongs to a zone of high rate of people suffering from this desease (Klizaitienė, 2008). On of the main symptoms, appearing in the early stage of this desease is imbalance (Prosperini et al., 2010; Cameron et al., 2008; Martin & Phillips, 2006). Relevance of the topic: Kinesio Tape is a cheap, available and non-invasive means which can improve static balance, quality of life and reduce coincidental risk of falls for those who have multiple sclerosis. Hypothesis: Kinesio Tape sticked to gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior muscle can improve the postural stability of those who have multiple sclerosis. The aim of the research: To establish the effect of the Kinesio Tape of those who suffer fro multiple sclerosis and to estimate the postural stability. The task of the research: 1. Estimate the posture while standing with tight legs with open and closed eyes with Kinesio Tape and with Kinesio Tape, sticked on the gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior muscle with the help of functional correctional technique. 2. Estimate the posture while standing with tight legs with open and closed eyes with Kinesio Tape and with Kinesio Tape, sticked on the quadriceps muscle with the placebo technique. 3. Estimate the efficiency of Kinesio Tape on postural stability of those who were in the research. Methods of the research: The research was performed on 19th and 20th of January in 2012 in rehabilitation hospital Palanga. There... [to full text]

Tyrimo problema: Apie 2,5 mln. žmonių visame pasaulyje serga išsėtine skleroze. Lietuva priklauso didelio sergamumo išsėtine skleroze zonai (Kizlaitienė, 2008). Vienas iš pagrindinių simptomų, pasireiškiančių ankstyvoje šios ligos stadijoje, yra pusiausvyros sutrikimas (Prosperini et al., 2010; Cameron et al., 2008; Martin, Phillips, 2006). Darbo aktualumas: Kinezioteipas yra lengvai prieinama ir neivazinė priemonė, galinti pagerinti sergančiųjų išsėtine skleroze statinę ir dinaminę pusiausvyrą, gyvenimo kokybę, sumažinti griuvimų riziką. Tyrimo hipotezė: Kinezioteipas, užklijuotas ant dvilypio ir priekinio blauzdos raumens, gali pagerinti sergančiųjų išsėtine skleroze statinę ir dinaminę pusiausvyrą. Tyrimo tikslas: Nustatyti kinezioteipo poveikį sergančiųjų išsėtine skleroze statinei ir dinaminei pusiausvyrai. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Įvertinti tiriamųjų statinę ir dinaminę pusiausvyrą su kinezioteipu, užklijuotu ant dvilypio ir priekinio blauzdos raumens funkcine korekcine technika. 2. Įvertinti tiriamųjų statinę ir dinaminę pusiausvyrą su kinezioteipu, užklijuotu placebo ant keturgalvio raumens. 3. Įvertinti skirtingų kinezioteipavimo technikų efektyvumą tiriamųjų statinei ir dinaminei pusiausvyrai. Tyrimo metodai: Tyrimas atliktas Lietuvos Sveikatos Mokslų Universiteto Reabilitacijos Klinikoje, 2014 kovo 21 – 28 dienomis, jame dalyvavo 48 darbingi asmenys, sergantys išsėtine skleroze. Atliktas aklas vienpusis tyrimas, tiriamieji atsitiktiniu atrankos būdu suskirstyti į... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Abaut 2,5 million people suffer from multiple sclerosis. Lithuania belongs to a zone of high rate of people suffering from this desease (Klizaitienė, 2008). On of the main symptoms, appearing in the early stage of this desease is imbalance (Prosperini et al., 2010; Cameron et al., 2008; Martin & Phillips, 2006). Relevance of the topic: Kinesio Tape is a available and non-invasive means which can improve static balance, quality of life and reduce coincidental risk of falls for those who have multiple sclerosis. Hypothesis: Kinesio Tape sticked to gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior muscle can improve the postural stability of those who have multiple sclerosis. The aim of the research: To establish the effect of the Kinesio Tape of those who suffer from multiple sclerosis and to estimate the postural stability. The task of the research: 1. Estimate the static and dynamic posture with Kinesio Tape sticked on the gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior muscle with the help of functional correctional technique. 2. Estimate the static and dynamic posture with Kinesio Tape sticked on the quadriceps muscle with the placebo technique. 3. Estimate the efficiency of Kinesio Tape on postural stability of those who were in the research. Methods of the research: The study was conducted in Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, in Rehabilitation clinic in March 21th – 28th. There were 48 patients with Multiple Sclerosis participating in the study. The patients were randomized into two... [to full text]