title: Immediate effect of kinesio taping on muscle response in young elite soccer players.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Kinesio taping (KT) is a new taping technique increasingly used in sports medicine to improve muscle performance; however, its real effect is not entirely known.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the immediate effects of KT on muscle performance in young healthy elite soccer players.
  
  
  METHODS
  Crossover study.
  
  
  METHODS
  University laboratory.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighteen young elite soccer players voluntarily participated in the study (mean ± SEM: age 18.20 ± 2.45 y, height 1.76 ± 3.56 m, body mass 65.25 ± 3.76 kg, body-mass index 20.12 ± 1.25 kg/m2).
  
  
  METHODS
  Each subject completed 2 different protocols, with and without KT. Interventions were performed in a random order, with a washout period between conditions of 1 wk.
  
  
  METHODS
  Outcome measures included tensiomyographic response in the vastus lateralis and vastus medialis, power output with 30 and 50 kg, countermovement jump, and 10-m sprint.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data showed no significant differences for any of the outcomes analyzed between interventions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  KT does not produce a short-term improvement in muscle performance in young elite soccer players.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Physical Education and Sport, University of Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Moisés
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Hoyo
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Álvarez-Mesa
authors.forename: Borja
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sañudo
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carrasco
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Domínguez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D055052:Athletic Tape; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D012916:Soccer / Q000502:physiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult