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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 21-29 |
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Comparison of effectiveness of kinesio taping with nonelastic taping and no taping in players with acute shin splints
Urvashi Sharma1, Akhoury Gourang Kumar Sinha2
1 Department of Physiotherapy, DPSRU, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
Correspondence Address:
Akhoury Gourang Kumar Sinha
Department of Physiotherapy, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab - 147 002
India
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DOI: 10.4103/PJIAP.PJIAP_4_17
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Background: Kinesio taping (KT) has emerged as a popular treatment for several health conditions. It is suggested that application of K-tape may prove beneficial in relieving symptoms of shin splints.
Objective: The aim of this pilot study was to gather preliminary evidence about the effectiveness of KT in shin splints.
Methodology: This prospective case–control study was conducted for 3 days on thirty active sports persons afflicted with shin splints (M = 22, F = 8; mean age 19 ± 2.59; duration of symptoms 48.16 ± 13.42 days) assigned randomly into three equal groups. The intervention in control group consisted of 10 min of ice massage followed by 10 min of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. In KT group, Y-strip K-tape was applied to the lower leg using the technique described by Griebert et al. that had shown a reduction in medial loading in medial tibial stress syndrome. In rigid tape (RT) group, white nonelastic adhesive tape cut into a Y-shape similar to KT strip was applied. Outcome measures were duration of 50 m sprint, volume of limb, and pain response at rest, during resisted isometric contraction (RIC) of select muscles, and after completion of 50 m sprint. Two ways repeated measure ANOVA with time as the repeated factor was conducted for each outcome measure with level of significance set at 0.05.
Results: Between the group difference for age (F = 0.35, P = 0.70) and duration of symptom (F = 0.40, P = 0.67) were not significant. The day-by-group interaction was not significant for any outcome measure. For the patient-reported parameters, i.e., pain at rest, pain at RIC, and pain at 50 m sprint, the main effects were significant (P ≤ 0.05) for time but not for groups.
Conclusion: Any benefits of KT over and above RT and control group were not observed in active players presenting with symptoms of shin splints.
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