Immediate and Delayed Effects of Forearm Kinesio Taping on Grip Strength

Immediate and Delayed Effects of Forearm Kinesio Taping on Grip Strength

BACKGROUND Due to the fundamental role of gripping in most upper limb activities, grip strength promotion is a chief goal in the treatment of patients with upper limb musculoskeletal disorders. Kinesio taping is a novel and effective therapeutic technique believed to facilitate muscle contraction through stimulating mechanoreceptors and increasing the sensory feedback around the taped region. ...

immediate and delayed effects of forearm kinesio taping on grip strength

background due to the fundamental role of gripping in most upper limb activities, grip strength promotion is a chief goal in the treatment of patients with upper limb musculoskeletal disorders. kinesio taping is a novel and effective therapeutic technique believed to facilitate muscle contraction through stimulating mechanoreceptors and increasing the sensory feedback around the taped region. o...

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The Effect of Forearm Kinesio Taping on Hand Grip Strength of Healthy People

Background & Aims: Grip strength plays a fundamental role in many daily activities of upper extremities. Reduced grip strength is common in patients with some musculoskeletal disorders in upper extremities. Kinesio taping of the forearm area might help to facilitate muscle contraction through stimulating the skin mechanoreceptors and consequently increasing sensory feedbacks around the taped ar...

Immediate effect of forearm Kinesio taping on maximal grip strength and force sense in healthy collegiate athletes.

OBJECTIVES To determine the immediate effects of applied forearm Kinesio taping on maximal grip strength and force sense of healthy collegiate athletes. DESIGN Single group, repeated measures study. SETTING Clinical sports medicine laboratory at a university hospital. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-one healthy collegiate athletes voluntarily participated in this study. All subjects were male (averag...