Jignesh Bhagabhai Patel
Sarvoday College of Physiotherapy, India
Title: Short-term effects of kinesio taping on dynamic knee valgus in asymptomatic collegiate athletes- a randomized double-blinded sham controlled trial
Biography
Biography: Jignesh Bhagabhai Patel
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the short-term effectiveness of Kinesio taping (KT) on dynamic knee valgus in asymptomatic collegiate athletes. Methods: Design: A randomized double blinded sham-controlled trial. Setting: Srinivas college of Physiotherapy and Research centre, Mangalore, India. Participants: Total 40 athletes (28 males and 12 females). Main Outcome Measure: Drop Jump test. Results: There was a high significance difference found (p<0.001) between the group with mean difference of 3.07 (CI 1.78 to 4.36) DKV for males and 5.5 (CI 4.21 to 6.79) for females. However 3rd day mean difference between the group was not as great as immediately after taping that is 0.28 (CI -1.01 to 1.57) for males and 2.17 (CI 0.88 to 3.46) for females. There was a high significance difference found (p<0.001) on 1st day after (immediate effect) the Kinesio taping group with mean difference of 6 (CI 5.5-5.9) and 3rd day with mean difference of 3 (CI 2.9-3.8). Conclusion: There was reduction in dynamic knee valgus angle as well as improving muscle strength immediately after Kinesio taping. However, there was no significant difference between and within groups on 3rd day