Is Application of Kinesio Tape to Treat Hyperlordosis More Effective on Abdominal Muscles or Hamstrings?

Overview

Journal J Res Med Sci

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2018 Feb 20

PMID 29456566

Citations 4

Authors

Sara Abolahrari Shirazi

Farzaneh Moslemi Haghighi

Seyedeh Mahshid Alavi

Fahimeh Freiydoon Nezhad

Farahnaz Emami

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Abstract

Background: Hyperlordosis is defined as an abnormal increase in the lumbar arch of >40°. This study compared two taping techniques include abdominal muscles and hamstrings taping for the treatment of lumbar hyperlordosis.

Materials And Methods: The randomized clinical trial was performed in Shiraz, Iran, during June and September 2014. Thirty women aged 20-45 years old with at least 40° lumbar lordosis participated. The women were randomized into two groups ( = 15). Abdominal muscles taping was performed for the first group, whereas the other group underwent hamstrings taping with 30% tension. Lumbar lordosis was measured before, immediately after, and 24 h after taping. The two-way repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare the two groups for lumbar lordosis angle.

Results: No significant differences were detected between the lumbar lordosis angles before and immediately after taping in the two groups ( > 0.05). However, a significant reduction was observed in lordosis angle in the abdominal group and the hamstring group 24 h after taping relative to before intervention ( < 0.01).

Conclusion: Taping of the abdominal and hamstring muscles was not effective immediately, whereas it decreased lordosis after 24 h.

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