The effect of kinesio tape on back muscles

The effect of facilitatory and inhibitory kinesio tape on thoracic superficial erector spine muscle activity in healthy 18-25 year old men

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20151007024412N4

Enrollment

Registered

2019-01-31

Start date

2019-02-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-25

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Conditions

effect of kinesiotape on muscle activation.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Facilitation kinesiotape. Kinesiotape model is BB Tape made of Korea. the edges of the kinesiotape are cut to have a smoothed edge. tape is applied with 30% of te

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

18 Years to 25 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: right hand dominant normal kyphosis age between 18 to 25 old BMI between 19-25 Muscle Strength higher than 4

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: any spine pathology( fracture, tumor and inflammatory diseases) allergy to kinesiotape CNS or PNS diseases back muscles strain in the past 6 months surgery history malalignment and musculoskeletal conditions limb pathology history

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Amplitude of muscle activation. Timepoint: 24 hours before tape application, after tape application, 48 hrs later before removing tape and after tape removing. Method of measurement: Megawin surface EMG device.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSakineh Goljaryan

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

goljaryan@tbzmad.ac.ir+98 41 3331 1293

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026