Effet du sens de pose du kinesio taping sur les épicondyliens

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a kinesio taping^® strip on epicondylians’ muscle activity at rest, according to the way of laying (distoproximal or proximodistal).

Methods

A strip of kinesio taping^® was positioned on the forearm of 54 subjects, divided in two groups of 27 subjects according to the way of laying. The surface electromyographic activity (EMG) was recorded on the epicondylian muscles at rest, before and after laying the strip.

Results

In the distoproximal group, the EMG activity at rest was significantly lower with the kinesio taping^® strip than the activity without the strip (40.2 mV vs 53.6 mV; P = 0.0035). There wasn’t any significant effect of the strip in the proximodistal group.

Discussion

The distoproximal laying of the kinesio taping^® strip had a detoning effect on epicondylians’ EMG activity at rest. The proximodistal laying didn’t have any effects.