The Effects of Kinesiotape Application on the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon Thickness, Pain and Shoulder Proprioception in Athletes with Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

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1 1. Department of Sport Sciences, University Collage of Omran & Tosseeh, Hamedan, Iran

2 Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Lorestan University . Khoramabad. Iran

3 Department of Emergency medicine, Alborz University of medical Science, Karaj, Iran.

Abstract

Background and Aims: The long head of the biceps tendon is one of the most important causes of shoulder pain and often plays a multifactorial role in subacromial impingement syndrome. The present study aimed to determine the effect of kinesiotape application on the long head of the biceps tendon thickness, pain, and shoulder proprioception in athletes with subacromial impingement syndrome.
Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study included 20 male athletes with subacromial impingement syndrome. The subjects were randomly assigned to two interventions: group 1 Kinesiotape and group 2 received a sham kinesiotape. Tendon thickness was measured by MRI, shoulder proprioception was measured by image capture technique and the pain was measured using a visual analog scale (VAS). Shapiro-Wilk test was used to determine the normality of the distribution and Repeated Measure ANOVA was used to compare the mean difference between the two groups. A significance level of P<0.05 was considered.
Results: There was no significant difference in the thickness of the biceps tendon between the two groups in the three stages of measurement (P=0.147). There was a significant difference between the joint position sense in the two groups at a 45-degree angle (P<0.001), and there was no significant difference at a 90-degree angle (P˃0.05). There was a significant difference between the pain scores of the two groups after the kinesiology tape (P<0.001).
Conclusion: kinesiology tape can be an influential factor in reducing pain and improving the joint position sense in athletes with subacromial impingement syndrome. 

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The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Volume 13, Issue 2
In-Press
May and June 2024

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  • Receive Date: 20 April 2022
  • Revise Date: 25 May 2022
  • Accept Date: 09 June 2022
  • First Publish Date: 27 August 2022

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