Tremblay Francois, Karam Siobhan
School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Clinical Neuroscience laboratory, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
J Athl Train. 2015 Aug;50(8):840-6. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-50.5.08. Epub 2015 Jun 19.
Physiotherapists and athletic trainers often use Kinesio Taping (KT) to prevent and treat musculoskeletal injuries in athletes, yet evidence about its effects on neuromuscular performance is conflicting.
To investigate the influence of a KT application directed at the ankle joint on measures of corticospinal excitability with transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Controlled laboratory study.
Research laboratory.
Twelve healthy young women (age = 23.1 ± 1.9 years; range, 19-26 years).
INTERVENTION(S): Participants were tested under no-tape and KT conditions according to a random sequence order. The KT was applied to the skin overlying the dorsiflexor and plantar-flexor muscles of the ankle.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): We assessed changes in the amplitude of motor-evoked potentials elicited at rest and during movement and changes in the silent period and background muscle activity during movement.
Taping conditions had no effect on motor-evoked potential amplitude at rest or during movement or on the silent-period duration and background muscle activity.
Our results concur with other recent reports, showing KT applications have little influence at the neuromuscular level. Alterations in sensory feedback ascribed to elastic taping are likely insufficient to modulate corticospinal excitability in a functionally meaningful manner.
物理治疗师和运动训练师经常使用肌内效贴布（KT）来预防和治疗运动员的肌肉骨骼损伤，但关于其对神经肌肉性能影响的证据存在矛盾。
通过经颅磁刺激研究针对踝关节的KT应用对皮质脊髓兴奋性指标的影响。
对照实验室研究。
研究实验室。
12名健康年轻女性（年龄 = 23.1 ± 1.9岁；范围19 - 26岁）。
参与者按照随机顺序在无贴布和KT条件下进行测试。将KT贴于踝关节背屈肌和跖屈肌上方的皮肤。
我们评估了静息和运动时诱发的运动诱发电位幅度的变化，以及运动时静息期和背景肌肉活动的变化。
贴布条件对静息或运动时的运动诱发电位幅度、静息期持续时间和背景肌肉活动均无影响。
我们的结果与其他近期报告一致，表明KT应用在神经肌肉水平上影响很小。归因于弹性贴布的感觉反馈改变可能不足以以功能上有意义的方式调节皮质脊髓兴奋性。
