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Influence of rigid taping on the acromiohumeral distance in healthy recreational weightlifters

Authors :
Rodrigo Martín-San Agustín
Alba Cuerda-Del Pino
Noemi Moreno-Segura
Adrian Escriche-Escuder
Mariana Sánchez-Barbadora
Source :
PeerJ, Vol 9, p e12093 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
PeerJ Inc., 2021.

Abstract

Background Subacromial pain syndrome is one of the most frequent injuries in overhead athletes, and it takes place when the acromiohumeral distance (AHD) is narrowed. Conservative treatment is the first approach to this syndrome, being shoulder taping one of the most used techniques. Although there are quite a few studies that analyse the effect of taping on the AHD, most of them do not include sham tapings. This study aimed to examine if the Relocation of the humeral head (RHH) taping produced an increase in the AHD in healthy recreationally weightlifter males, quantifying the change that may be due to a placebo effect. Methods The design of this study was a two-group pretest-posttest, in which eighteen healthy recreationally weightlifter males were measured. in a laboratory of the University of Valencia. RHH using rigid or sham taping was randomly applied to the participants. The AHD was measured and registered before and after the application of the taping for both groups by a blinded examiner using ultrasound. Results There were no significant differences between pre and post measures in the sham group (p = 0.51). The experimental group showed a significant AHD increase of 9.2% (10.75 ± 1.89 vs 11.74 ± 1.82, respectively, with p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21678359
Volume :
9
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
PeerJ
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.8c24ac1048df4c22ad840ed8b0f96f43
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12093