J Sport Rehabil. 2020 Nov 25;30(4):552-558. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2019-0145.
Rounded shoulder posture is a common problem in the athletic population. Recently Kinesio tape has been utilized to improve balance, proprioception, and posture. However, the literature has been unable to provide definitive answers on the efficacy of Kinesio tape use.
To determine the immediate effect of the limb rotational Kinesio tape application on the dynamic balance and proprioception of the shoulder measured by the Y-Balance Upper Quarter Test (YBT-UQ) in male collegiate athletes.
Cross-sectional.
Sports medicine research laboratory.
Nineteen healthy male collegiate National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes (including rodeo, baseball, football, and soccer) with a mean age of 19.8 (1.4) years.
Subjects were randomized into Kinesio tape and non-Kinesio tape groups. The limb rotational Kinesio tape application was applied to the Kinesio tape group, while the non-Kinesio tape group received no intervention. Each group performed the YBT-UQ, which requires reaching in 3 directions in a push-up position, before and after the randomized intervention on a single day.
The variables of interest included the maximum reach distance in each of the 3 directions and the composite score for both trials between the Kinesio tape and non-Kinesio tape groups. Each score was normalized against the subject's limb length.
No statistically significant improvements in any YBT-UQ scores were observed following either the Kinesio tape or non-Kinesio tape intervention.
Applying the limb rotational Kinesio tape technique did not improve immediate YBT-UQ scores in a male collegiate athletic population with rounded shoulder posture. The use of Kinesio tape to improve immediate closed kinetic chain function in male collegiate athletes with rounded shoulder posture cannot be supported.
圆肩姿势是运动员群体中常见的问题。最近，肌内效贴布已被用于改善平衡、本体感觉和姿势。然而，文献尚未能就肌内效贴布的疗效提供明确答案。
确定肢体旋转肌内效贴布应用对肩部动态平衡和本体感觉的即时影响，使用 Y 平衡上四分之一测试（YBT-UQ）进行测量，研究对象为男性大学生运动员。
横断面研究。
运动医学研究实验室。
19 名健康的男性大学生全国大学生体育协会运动员（包括牛仔竞技、棒球、足球和足球），平均年龄为 19.8（1.4）岁。
受试者随机分为肌内效贴布组和非肌内效贴布组。肢体旋转肌内效贴布应用于肌内效贴布组，而非肌内效贴布组则不进行干预。两组均在同一天的单次干预前后，以俯卧撑姿势在 3 个方向上进行 YBT-UQ 测试。
感兴趣的变量包括 3 个方向上的最大伸展距离以及两次试验的综合得分，比较肌内效贴布组和非肌内效贴布组之间的差异。每个分数都根据受试者的肢体长度进行了归一化。
无论是肌内效贴布还是非肌内效贴布干预后，YBT-UQ 评分均无统计学意义的改善。
在圆肩姿势的男性大学生运动员中，应用肢体旋转肌内效贴布技术并未改善即时 YBT-UQ 评分。不能支持使用肌内效贴布改善圆肩姿势的男性大学生运动员即时闭链运动功能。
