EVALUATION OF THE CHANGES OF SOME MOTOR FEATURES IN SWIMMERS AFTER USING KINESIOLOGY TAPING
Journal Title: Medycyna Sportowa - Year 2009, Vol 25, Issue 4
Abstract
Background. Sports training is characterised by a continuous search ofnew opportunities to sti-mulate competitors to achieve better resuits. In competitive sports, Kinesiology Taping may be used for the treatment of contusions or as one of the forms of permissible body support, contributing to an improvement in sports resuits. The aim ofthis paper was to evaluate the changes in some motor fe-atures in swimmers after using Kinesiology Taping applications. Materiał and methods. The National Junior Team competitors of Polish Swimming Association during their preparatory period preceding World Championsnips and European Championships in the year 2008. the study comprised the measurement of: jump to reach, swimming the longest distance using by the inertial forces only and assessment of muscle acidification on completion of a given task performance. A sun/ey was also madę on subjective evaluation of using Kinesiology Taping (KT) applications. For the result analysis, basie statistic methods were applied, such as: the arithmetic me-an, the mediana, standard deviation (SD) and a bilateral test. Resuits. During the high jump test without applications and with KT applications, the mean valu-es improved by 3.1 cm (T.8%) for KT applications (statistical significance at the level p<0.05). The test of swimming the longest possible distance using the inertial force, showed an improvement, on average by 1.1 m [(0,58%), statistical significance at the level p<0,05] when using KT applications. The post-exercise acidification level in the studied cases was lower than prior to the test with KT applications, however, the result synthesis showed no statistical significance. Conclusions. The analysis showed favourable changes, namely the improvement in the para-meters of all the studied motor traits. KT applications cannot replace sports training, but they may pro-vide additional stimulation, allowing to obtain better resuits.
Authors and Affiliations
Marek Wiecheć, Jan Szczegielniak, Jacek Łuniewski, Andrzej Bunio, Katarzyna Bogacz, Marcin Krajczy, Dariusz Banik, Magdalena Wilk, Ann Lipińska, Zbigniew Śliwiński
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