EFFECT OF KINESIOTAPING INTERVENTION ON KNEE MUSCLE STRENGTH AND DELAYED ONSET MUSCLE SORENESS PAIN FOLLOWING ECCENTRIC FATIGUE TRAINING

Authors : Bünyamin HAKSEVER, Gizem İrem KINIKLI, Volga BAYRAKÇI TUNAY, Sevilay KARAHAN, Gürhan DÖNMEZ

Pages : 12-18

Doi:10.21653/tfrd.269447

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Publication Date : 2016-04-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: This study aimed to investigate whether Kinesiotaping caused changes in pain and muscle strength over time in delayed onset muscle soreness insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(DOMS); following eccentric fatigue training. Methods: Thirty-one healthy females with DOMS induced through eccentric fatigue exercise were randomly assigned to Group 1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Kinesiotaping, n = 16); and Group II insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(control, n=15);. Kinesiotaping was applied on Rectus femoris and Hamstring muscles after eccentric fatigue training. Primary outcome variables included pain severity and isokinetic muscle strength, tested in four different measurement times; following the fatigue training, 1 hour later, on the 2nd day and on the 7th day. Results: Kinesiotaping intervention following eccentric fatigue training demonstrated better results in terms of hamstring muscle strength on the 2nd day insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Pain severity started to increase in the 1st hour, and reached to the highest value 48 hours after DOMS induction. Pain severity significantly decreased in the 2nd and 7th days, approaching to the 1st hour value, in favor of Group 1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. There was no significant difference between groups in terms of pain levels and Rectus femoris and Hamstring muscle strengths, when measured just after eccentric fatigue training and the following 1st hour insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>0.05);. Conclusion: Results of the study indicated that Kinesiotaping intervention following eccentric fatigue training reduced DOMS pain on the 2nd and 7th days, and was effective in improving Hamstring muscle performance.
Keywords : Pain, muscles, exercise