Department of Physical Medicine, Cheng Ching General Hospital, Taichung 40764, Taiwan.
Department of Electronic Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 640301, Taiwan.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2021 Jan 23;57(2):102. doi: 10.3390/medicina57020102.
Sleeper stretching (SS) can improve the shoulder's range of motion (ROM) for pitchers with glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD). However, no evidence has proven the effect of Kinesio taping (KT) on shoulder strength and ROM. Therefore, this study compared the effects of SS and KT on shoulder rotation ROM, muscle strength, and sub-acromial distance in pitchers with GIRD.
Thirty-one pitchers with GIRD were allocated into control, KT, and SS groups. Shoulder rotation ROM, muscle strength, and sub-acromial space were measured before and after treatment with SS or KT.
The results revealed that KT and SS significantly enhanced shoulder rotation ROM in pitchers with GIRD. External rotator strength significantly increased following KT but significantly decreased after SS. KT and SS exerted no effects on the sub-acromial space.
KT and SS improve shoulder rotation ROM in pitchers with GIRD. In addition, KT improves shoulder external rotator strength, and SS reduces it.
睡眠拉伸（SS）可以改善有盂肱关节内旋不足（GIRD）的投手的肩部活动度（ROM）。然而，没有证据表明肌内效贴布（KT）对肩部力量和 ROM 有影响。因此，本研究比较了 SS 和 KT 对 GIRD 投手肩部旋转 ROM、肌肉力量和肩峰下间隙的影响。
31 名有 GIRD 的投手被分配到对照组、KT 组和 SS 组。在接受 SS 或 KT 治疗前后测量了肩部旋转 ROM、肌肉力量和肩峰下间隙。
结果显示，KT 和 SS 显著增加了 GIRD 投手的肩部旋转 ROM。KT 后外旋力量显著增加，而 SS 后则显著下降。KT 和 SS 对肩峰下间隙没有影响。
KT 和 SS 改善了 GIRD 投手的肩部旋转 ROM。此外，KT 提高了肩部外旋肌力量，而 SS 则降低了它。
