title: Effect of Kinesio Taping on gastrocnemius activity and ankle range of movement during gait in healthy adults: A randomized controlled trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the effect of KT on gastrocnemius surface electromyography (SEMG) activity and ankle range of motion during walking in healthy subjects.
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomized controlled trial, with concealed allocation and assessor blinding.
  
  
  METHODS
  University Biomechanics Laboratory.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty six healthy physiotherapy students were randomized to KT or control group.
  
  
  METHODS
  At baseline and immediately after 72 h with the tape in situ: amplitude of LG SEMG activity during the stance phase, duration of the LG activity, onset and offset times of LG activity, ankle plantar- and dorsiflexion peaks, and the cadence of gait.
  
  
  RESULTS
  ANOVA revealed a significant time × intervention interaction effect across two variables: duration of LG activation, F(1, 33) = 4.71, p = .037, η = .015; and onset F(1, 33) = 7.92, p = .008, η = .037. KT group showed significantly shorter duration of the LG activity as compared with control, and similar results were observed when comparing the onset of LG activation. No statistically significant differences between both groups were noted in the rest of the outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  KT does significantly shorten the duration of the LG activity during gait when applied 72 h in healthy adults. However, this result was not accompanied by a significant reduction in the amplitude of LG SEMG activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy, Motion Analysis Laboratory LAMCEU, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Moncada, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: jmg@uch.ceu.es.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martínez-Gramage
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Hospital de La Ribera (Alzira-Valencia), Associate Professor at Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Moncada, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: toronto092001@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Merino-Ramirez
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy, Motion Analysis Laboratory LAMCEU, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Moncada, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: juanjoamer@uch.ceu.es.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Amer-Cuenca
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy, Motion Analysis Laboratory LAMCEU, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Moncada, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: juanfran@uch.ceu.es.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lisón
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D055052:Athletic Tape; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D064368:Healthy Volunteers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Ankle range of movement; Electromyography; Gait; Kinesio taping