Affiliations: [a] Polyklinik Olympic Village, Acharnes, Greece | [b] Department of Physical Education and Sports,
Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Anastasia Beneka, Assistant
Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Democritus University
of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece. Tel.: +30 697 611 1324; E-mail:
ampeneka@phyed.duth.gr
Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of
Kinesio Taping® on quadriceps strength at
maximum concentric and eccentric isokinetic exercise mode in healthy
non-athlete women in order to examine the Kinesio taping effect in increasing
or decreasing the muscular quadriceps strength. Methods: Three different quadriceps taping modes have been used (no taping, placebo taping,
Kinesio-Taping) for the study. and isokinetic concentric and eccentric strength
assessments have been done for both knee extensors and flexors. Results: One-way ANOVA for repeated measures revealed no significant differences in max
concentric torque between the three different taping modes but significant
differences in max eccentric torque during both the concentric and eccentric
mode of the quadriceps muscle. Conclusion: The results suggest that
application of Kinestio Taping on the anterior surface of the thigh, in the
direction of vastus medialis, laterallis and rectus femoris fascia, could
increase the eccentric muscle strength (isokinetic eccentric peak torque), in
healthy adults.
