Could forearm kinesio taping improve strength, force sense, and pain in baseball pitchers with medial epicondylitis?

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 327-333

  Chang, Hsiao Yun ^a,b   Wang, Chun Hou ^a,b   Chou, Kun Yu ^c   Cheng, Shih Chung ^d  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

elbow pain; golfer's elbow; Kinesio Taping; overhead throwing; proprioception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICONDYLITIS; FOREARM KINESIOTAPING; HAND PAIN; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ARM INJURIES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BANDAGES; BASEBALL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELBOW JOINT; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PAIN; PROPRIOCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864281184     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: 15363724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e318254d7cd     Document Type: Article

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