Immediate Effects of Kinesio Taping Applied to the Thoracic Region in Adult Individuals

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of the study is to search immediate effects of kinesio taping applied to the thoracic region on proprioception, posture and trunk muscle endurance in adult individuals.

Detailed Description
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Kinesio tape applications are one of the frequently used interventions within the scope of physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Kinesio taping is a non-invasive treatment method performed for several reasons such as reducing pain, relieving abnormal muscle and fascia tension and correcting biomechanical alignment. Kinesio taping consists of muscle, fascia, ligament, mechanic, functional and lymphatic correction techniques depending on therapeutic purposes. Although kinesio tape applications on different regions such as abdomen or neck may have positive effects on posture, proprioception and trunk muscle endurance, there has not been found any study searching the effectiveness of kinesio taping applied to thoracal region on posture, proprioception and trunk muscle endurance in adult individuals. Thus, there is a need to investigate this issue.

Official Title
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Immediate Effects of Kinesio Taping Applied to the Thoracic Region in Adult Individuals

Conditions
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Kinesio Taping, Healthy Adults

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Kinesio taping
* Other: Placebo taping


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Aged between 18 and 35 years, Volunteer to paticipate to the study Exclusion Criteria: Musculoskeletal pain problems in the last 6 months Spinal fractures History related to spinal surgery Spinal deformity (scoliosis etc) Any chronic disease (cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension etc. ) Body mass index>35 kg/m2 Mental or psychologic problems Any dermatologic disease Allergy to kinesio tape

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 35 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Tape Group<br>Kinesio taping will be applied on thoracic region | Other: Kinesio taping<br>* Kinesio taping with the mechanical correction technique will be applied on the thoracic region<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: Placebo Group<br>Placebo taping will be applied on arm region | Other: Placebo taping<br>* Placebo taping with no tension and technique will be applied on the arm<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Trunk position sense | Inclinometer will be positioned at spinous process of 4th thoracic vertebrae during trunk position sense assessment. Subject will be retreated to neutral position and asked to come back taught position while eyes closed. Test will be repeated 3 times and angle of deviation from 30 degree flexion position will be recorded and the average of the results will be taken. | immediately after the intervention | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Joint position sense of cervical spine | Whereas one side of inclinometer positioned at apex of head, other side will be positioned at spinous process of 7th cervical vertebrae during assessment of cervical spine joint position sense. Subject' head will be brought to 300 flexion from neutral position and will be wanted to learn this position. Subject will be retreated to neutral position and asked to come back taught position while eyes closed. Test will be repeated 3 times and angle of deviation from 300 flexion position will be recorded to subject assessment sheet each repetition and average of the results will be taken. | immediately after the intervention | 
| Thoracic kyphosis | The assessment of thoracic kyphosis will be done using dual digital inclinometer. In order to evaluate thoracic kyphosis, the angle between first thoracic vertebrae and 12th thoracic vertebrae will be measured. As the angle increases, the degree of kyphosis increases. | immediately after the intervention | 
| Head-neck posture | Head-neck posture will be evaluated with the measurement of cranio- vertebral angle. The angle between 7th cervical vertebrae and tragus will be measured with goniometer to determine cranio- vertebral angle. As the angle decreases, the forward tilt of the head increases. | immediately after the intervention | 
| Trunk extensor muscle endurance | Trunk extensor muscle endurance will be evaluated with Biering- Sorensen test.Subjects will be asked to lie down on a bed in prone position while trunk positioned outside of the bed until SIAS (spina illiaca anterior superior) level. Lower extremity will be stabilised by researchers. Initially subjects will be asked to extend their trunk to horizontal position (bed level) and then cross their arms on the chest and hold at this position as long as they would. The duration that subjects stayed at the horizontal position without any movement will be calculated with chronometer and recorded as second. | immediately after the intervention |