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Effect of different Kinesio tape tensions on experimentally-induced thermal and muscle pain in healthy adults
Athletes and rehabilitation specialists have used Kinesio tape (KT) to help alleviate pain symptoms. Currently, no clear mechanism exists as to why pain is relieved with the use of KT and whether the pain relieving effect is simply a placebo effect. Additionally, the most effective taping parameters...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8570489/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34739522 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259433 |
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author | Naugle, Keith E. Hackett, Jason Aqeel, Dania Naugle, Kelly M. |
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description | Athletes and rehabilitation specialists have used Kinesio tape (KT) to help alleviate pain symptoms. Currently, no clear mechanism exists as to why pain is relieved with the use of KT and whether the pain relieving effect is simply a placebo effect. Additionally, the most effective taping parameters (tension of tape) for pain reduction remain unknown. We used quantitative sensory testing to address these key gaps in the KT and pain literature. Using a repeated-measures laboratory design, we examined whether KT applied at different tensions reduces experimentally-induced pain compared to a no tape condition and KT with minimal tension. Heat pain thresholds (HPT’s), pressure pain thresholds (PPT’s), and pressure pain suprathreshold (PPS: 125% of PPT) tests were administered to the forearm prior to and during KT and no tape conditions. Tape was applied to the ventral forearm at 25% of max tension, 75% of max tension, and no tension (placebo). Repeated measures ANOVA’s evaluated the pain outcomes between conditions and across time. KT had no significant effect on PPT’s and HPT’s (p’s >0.05). The ANOVA on PPS revealed that KT applied at 25% of tension significantly reduced pain ratings from the pretest (M = 34.4, SE = 5.5) to post-test 1 (M = 30.3, SE = 4.7) and post-test 2 (M = 30.4, SE = 4.7). No other conditions significantly reduced suprathreshold pressure pain. However, pain ratings at posttest-1 during the no-tape condition (M = 36.4, SE = 5.3) were significantly greater than pain ratings during post-test 1 and post-test 2 of all three tape conditions. In conclusion, the current study revealed that KT applied at low tension is the optimal tension to reduce pressure-evoked muscle pain. Additionally, the results suggested that KT applied at low, high, or no tension may acutely prevent increased muscle sensitivity with repeated pressure stimulation. |
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spelling | pubmed-85704892021-11-06 Effect of different Kinesio tape tensions on experimentally-induced thermal and muscle pain in healthy adults Naugle, Keith E. Hackett, Jason Aqeel, Dania Naugle, Kelly M. PLoS One Research Article Athletes and rehabilitation specialists have used Kinesio tape (KT) to help alleviate pain symptoms. Currently, no clear mechanism exists as to why pain is relieved with the use of KT and whether the pain relieving effect is simply a placebo effect. Additionally, the most effective taping parameters (tension of tape) for pain reduction remain unknown. We used quantitative sensory testing to address these key gaps in the KT and pain literature. Using a repeated-measures laboratory design, we examined whether KT applied at different tensions reduces experimentally-induced pain compared to a no tape condition and KT with minimal tension. Heat pain thresholds (HPT’s), pressure pain thresholds (PPT’s), and pressure pain suprathreshold (PPS: 125% of PPT) tests were administered to the forearm prior to and during KT and no tape conditions. Tape was applied to the ventral forearm at 25% of max tension, 75% of max tension, and no tension (placebo). Repeated measures ANOVA’s evaluated the pain outcomes between conditions and across time. KT had no significant effect on PPT’s and HPT’s (p’s >0.05). The ANOVA on PPS revealed that KT applied at 25% of tension significantly reduced pain ratings from the pretest (M = 34.4, SE = 5.5) to post-test 1 (M = 30.3, SE = 4.7) and post-test 2 (M = 30.4, SE = 4.7). No other conditions significantly reduced suprathreshold pressure pain. However, pain ratings at posttest-1 during the no-tape condition (M = 36.4, SE = 5.3) were significantly greater than pain ratings during post-test 1 and post-test 2 of all three tape conditions. In conclusion, the current study revealed that KT applied at low tension is the optimal tension to reduce pressure-evoked muscle pain. Additionally, the results suggested that KT applied at low, high, or no tension may acutely prevent increased muscle sensitivity with repeated pressure stimulation. Public Library of Science 2021-11-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8570489/ /pubmed/34739522 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259433 Text en © 2021 Naugle et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Naugle, Keith E. Hackett, Jason Aqeel, Dania Naugle, Kelly M. Effect of different Kinesio tape tensions on experimentally-induced thermal and muscle pain in healthy adults |
title | Effect of different Kinesio tape tensions on experimentally-induced thermal and muscle pain in healthy adults |
title_full | Effect of different Kinesio tape tensions on experimentally-induced thermal and muscle pain in healthy adults |
title_fullStr | Effect of different Kinesio tape tensions on experimentally-induced thermal and muscle pain in healthy adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Effect of different Kinesio tape tensions on experimentally-induced thermal and muscle pain in healthy adults |
title_short | Effect of different Kinesio tape tensions on experimentally-induced thermal and muscle pain in healthy adults |
title_sort | effect of different kinesio tape tensions on experimentally-induced thermal and muscle pain in healthy adults |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8570489/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34739522 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259433 |
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