NCT02290730

Effect of Kinesio Taping on Muscle Strength in Lower Trapezius

The Effect of One Application of Kinesio Tape on Muscle Strength in Lower Trapezius on Patients With Shoulder Problems and Weak Lower Trapezius - a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 49 (actual)
• Sponsor: Norwegian School of Sport Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 67 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this project is to investigate the effect of Kinesio tape on muscle strength of the lower trapezius in people with shoulder symptoms and decreased muscle strength in the lower trapezius - a randomized controlled trial.

Detailed description

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of recoil tape with 0-30% tension, by using one application of Kinesio tape over the muscle fibers of the lower trapezius from its origin to its insertion. The participants will be divided into intervention group (taping) and control group (no intervention). Muscle strength test will be performed before and immediately after taping (20-30 minutes) for both groups using hand-held dynamometer measurements (MicroFET 3). Work is based on the following hypothesis: "Kinesio taping using recoil taping provides increased isometric muscle strength in lower trapezius immediately after application".

Conditions

• Shoulder Pain
• Muscle Weakness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Kinesio tape	Application of one Kinesio tape with 0-30 % tension over the muscle fibers of the lower trapezius in a stretched position. The tape can be divided into one, two or three tails to cover the whole muscle from origin to insertion

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-11-01
• Primary completion: 2015-01-01
• Completion: 2015-01-01
• First posted: 2014-11-14
• Last updated: 2015-02-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway