The Effect of Soft Tissue Mobilization and Kinesio Taping Applied to Athletics Athletes on Sports Performance

The aim of the research is to evaluate the effects of tool-assisted soft tissue mobilization and kinesiology tape applications applied to the Hamstring muscle on balance, agility and jumping in athletics athletes.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Athletic Injuries; Sports Physical Therapy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: taping; Other: mobilization; Other: Control

Detailed Description

Participants will be divided into 3 groups. Kinesiology taping will be applied to the 1st group, and instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization will be applied to the 2nd group. The 3rd group will be the control group and no application will be made. All 3 groups will participate in regular training. Before training, applications will be made to the Hamstring muscle on both legs. All 3 groups will be evaluated before, after and 1 month after training, and the 1st and 2nd groups will be evaluated by comparing them with the 3rd group (control group). A 15-minute warm-up period will be given before the measurements. During the post-application measurements, the 1st group will have Kinesiological Taping. There will be 3-minute rest periods between measurements to prevent fatigue. Kinesiology taping; In order to facilitate the muscle, while the subject is standing and his body is flexed to ensure hip flexion, both "I" bands will be applied from the origin to the insertion, with 30% stretching from the medial and lateral, starting from the Ischial Tuberositas to the border of the Popliteal Fossa. Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization; The subject is in a prone position on a bed, with the lower extremity in a neutral position, and a hazelnut-sized amount of lubricant will be applied to the working surface, and will be applied to the skin on the back of the upper leg for 5 minutes, targeting the tissue structures. (Hamstring and deep fascia covering this muscle) The pressure and speed will be adjusted according to the tolerance of the subject so as not to cause pain. Participants will be administered the Unipedal Stance Test, Agility T-Test and Standing Long Jump Test.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 45
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Uskudar University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion criteria

• Have been doing athletics for the last 6 months and participate in training regularly,
• Are between the ages of 10-40,
• Those who train at least 3 days a week,
• Athletes who have consent to participate in the study (athletes between the ages of 10-18 with consent from their parents) will be included.

Exclusion criteria

• Having any history of injury or acute infection,
• Having a systemic and metabolic disease,
• Having a history of chronic pain,
• Having an unhealed or unstable bone fracture,
• Athletes with allergies, infections or open wounds on the skin will not be included.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: taping; kinesiotape	Other: taping; Kinesiology taping; In order to facilitate the muscle, while the subject is standing and his body is flexed to ensure hip flexion, both "I" bands will be applied from the origin to the insertion, with 30% stretching from the medial and lateral, starting from the Ischial Tuberositas to the border of the Popliteal Fossa.
Experimental: mobilization; instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization	Other: mobilization; Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization; The subject is in a prone position on a bed, with the lower extremity in a neutral position, and a hazelnut-sized amount of lubricant will be applied to the working surface, and will be applied to the skin on the back of the upper leg for 5 minutes, targeting the tissue structures. (Hamstring and deep fascia covering this muscle) Pressure and speed will be adjusted according to the subject's tolerance so as not to cause pain.
Active Comparator: control; Those who did not receive any intervention	Other: Control; The routine training program will continue without intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Unipedal Stance Test	It is a static balance test. For the test, participants are asked to stand on their chosen foot; the other foot is lifted (it should be close to but not touching the ankle on the floor), while the arms are positioned diagonally across the chest. You are told to focus on a point at eye level during the test. When the participant lifts his feet off the ground, time calculation begins using a stopwatch. The time calculation ends when the participant does one of the following: Uses arms (i.e. does not cross arms), uses lifted foot, moves weight-bearing foot to maintain balance. The process is repeated 3 times and the best of 3 attempts is recorded. A 5-minute rest is allowed between each set of trials to prevent fatigue.There is no maximum minimum wage.	6 weeks
Agility T Test	The T test consists of 4 contact points formed in a T shape in an area of 10m length and 10m width. The aim is to complete a series that requires the subject to move in different directions and in different ways between these contact points in the shortest time possible. The difference between this test and other agility tests is that the subject always looks in the same direction. It changes direction by sliding steps to the right and left or by running backwards. This test requires two 900° and 1800° turns, as well as 10m forward, 10m right, 10m left and 10m back, for a total distance of 40m. The subjects' toes are placed just behind the line, their feet are at normal range, they are parallel to the ground, their arms are in front, their knees are bent, they jump as far as they can with the arms swinging, and both feet touch the ground at the same time. The test is repeated twice and the athletes' best distance is recorded in meters.There is no maximum minimum wage.	6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Uskudar University
• Investigators: Study Chair: Duygu KARACALİOĞLU, Uskudar University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Kaya Kara O, Atasavun Uysal S, Turker D, Karayazgan S, Gunel MK, Baltaci G. The effects of Kinesio Taping on body functions and activity in unilateral spastic cerebral palsy: a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2015 Jan;57(1):81-8. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12583. Epub 2014 Sep 12.
• Mostafavifar M, Wertz J, Borchers J. A systematic review of the effectiveness of kinesio taping for musculoskeletal injury. Phys Sportsmed. 2012 Nov;40(4):33-40. doi: 10.3810/psm.2012.11.1986.
• Kim J, Sung DJ, Lee J. Therapeutic effectiveness of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization for soft tissue injury: mechanisms and practical application. J Exerc Rehabil. 2017 Feb 28;13(1):12-22. doi: 10.12965/jer.1732824.412. eCollection 2017 Feb.
• Rana A, Tyagi D, Alghadir AH, Khan M. Effects of Kinesio taping on calf muscle fatigue in college female athletes: A randomized controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Oct 28;101(43):e31004. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031004.
• Ikeda N, Otsuka S, Kawanishi Y, Kawakami Y. Effects of Instrument-assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Musculoskeletal Properties. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2019 Oct;51(10):2166-2172. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002035. Erratum In: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2020 Feb;52(2):524. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002230.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 9, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 6, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 6, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): May 9, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 8, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 5, 2024
• Last Verified: July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries; Athletic Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: Uskudar5

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No