title: Effects of elastic taping, non-elastic taping and static stretching on recovery after intensive eccentric exercise.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of elastic tape (Kinesio tape) to placebo tape or static stretching on delayed onset muscle soreness. Fifty-one untrained female healthy volunteers were randomly assigned into three groups (n = 17/group), elastic tape, placebo tape and stretching group. Muscle soreness was induced by 4 sets of 25 maximal isokinetic (60°.s-1) eccentric contractions of dominant quadriceps on an isokinetic dynamometer. Compared with placebo tape, the elastic tape participants had less muscle soreness at 72 h post-exercise (p = 0.01). The elastic tape also increased isometric strength at 72 h post-exercise compared with the placebo (p = 0.03) and stretching group (p = 0.02). However, there was little effect between groups for changes in thigh circumference, jumping, pressure pain threshold, rate of perceived exertion, creatine kinase activity and joint motion. Elastic taping increased muscle strength recovery and reduced muscle soreness after intensive exercise.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education , Ubonratchathani Rajabhat University , Ubonratchathani , Thailand.|b Research Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance (BNOJPH) , Khon Kaen University , Khon Kaen , Thailand.
authors.forename: Disaphon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boobphachart
authors.affiliation: b Research Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance (BNOJPH) , Khon Kaen University , Khon Kaen , Thailand.|c Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine , Khon Kaen University , Khon Kaen , Thailand.
authors.forename: Nuttaset
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Manimmanakorn
authors.affiliation: d Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine , Khon Kaen University , Khon Kaen , Thailand.
authors.forename: Apiwan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manimmanakorn
authors.affiliation: e Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Science , Uttaradit Rajabhat University , Uttaradit , Thailand.
authors.forename: Worrawut
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Thuwakum
authors.affiliation: f Department of Tourism, Sport and Society , Lincoln University, Lincoln , Christchurch , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hamlin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055052:Athletic Tape; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D053580:Muscle Strength; D052580:Muscle Stretching Exercises; D063806:Myalgia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020127:Recovery of Function
chemical_list: D003402:Creatine Kinase
keywords: Kinesio taping; Range of motion; eccentric exercise; muscle strength