Kinesio Taping® does not alter neuromuscular performance of femoral quadriceps or lower limb function in healthy subjects: Randomized, blind, controlled, clinical trial

Manual Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-45

  Lins, Caio Alano de Almeida ^a   Neto, Francisco Locks ^a   Amorim, Anita Barros Carlos de ^a   Macedo, Liane de Brito ^a   Brasileiro, Jamilson Simões ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Postural balance; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE BANDAGE; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BAROPODOMETRY; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MASS; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LOWER LIMB FUNCTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC TAPE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; TORQUE;

EID: 84871934263     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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