The effectiveness of kinesiotaping in treatment of the soft tissue injuries in adolescent football players

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The effectiveness of kinesiotaping in treatment of the soft tissue injuries in adolescent football players

Journal Title: Postępy Nauk Medycznych - Year 2012, Vol 25, Issue 6

Abstract

&lt;b&gt;Aim.&lt;/b&gt; To evaluate the effectiveness of kinesiotaping in the treatment of soft tissue injuries of adolescent football players.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Material and methods. &lt;/b&gt;30 players with soft tissue injuries of the lower limb were randomly assigned to one of the two groups: a study (15) or a control group (15). The subjects ranged from 12 to 15 years of age. The control group received traditional physiotherapeutic treatment for their injuries. The study group received the traditional treatment plus additional kinesiotaping treatment. The effectiveness of kinesiotaping was evaluated based on three variables: range of joint motion, level of pain during the muscle resistance tests, and proprioception during the one-leg standing test. Data were measured three times: on the first, third, and seventh day following the incident (1, 3, 7).&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Results.&lt;/b&gt; The results show a statistically significant decrease in pain intensity in both groups on each day when data were recorded. Concerning proprioception, the time of standing on the contused limb was increasing in both groups. However, the results do not show significant differences between the groups on days when measurements were taken.&lt;br&gt;The results of the range of motion deficit show a statistically significant decrease relative to the amount of time since injury. On the seventh day, a lower deficit in the study group was noted in comparison to the control group. However, players in both groups did not reach full range of motion.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Conclusions.&lt;/b&gt; 1) Kinesiotaping is an effective method in pain reduction in soft tissue injuries. It can assist practitioners as a complementary method in rehabilitation treatment of soft tissue injuries in adolescent athletes. 2) Faster post-injury pain reduction implies earlier return to full athletic activity. 3) The applied kinesiotaping techniques (muscle and lymphatic correction) do not effect improvement of proprioception in injured athletes.

Authors and Affiliations

Wioleta Ostiak, Anna Peretiatkowicz, Izabella Krystkowiak

Keywords

kinesiopating soft tossue injuries physiothreapy Sport Football kinesiotaping urazy tkanek miękkich fizjoterapia

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