Primary Versus Accessory Respiratory Muscles Response to Kinesio Tape in Normal Subjects | ||
| The Medical Journal of Cairo University | ||
| Article 78, Volume 86, December, December 2018, Pages 4009-4013 PDF (370.29 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjcu.2018.62197 | ||
| Authors | ||
| AHMED A. ABD AL-RAHEEM, M.Sc.; HALA E. HAMED, Ph.D.; MARIAM E. MOHAMMED, Ph.D. | ||
| The Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular/Respiratory Disorders & Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Background: Kinesio Tape is claimed to have the effect of increasing muscular strength. Aim of Study: Was to find the effect of the Kinesio tape as a muscle technique applied to the primary respiratory muscles and accessory respiratory muscles on Maximum Inspiratory Pressure (MIP) and Maximum Expiratory Pressure (MEP). Material and Methods: Sixty normal individuals their ages ranged from 20 to 30 years old. They were recruited from under & post graduate students at Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University. The subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups equal in number, Group A included 30 subjects, the Kinesio tape was applied to the primary inspiratory muscles (diaphragm and scaleni) of the subjects. Group B included 30 subjects, the Kinesio tape was applied to the sternocleido-mastoid (as accessory inspiratory muscle) and to the external abdominal oblique and internal abdominal oblique (as acces-sory expiratory muscles). The Kinesio tape application session was once every 4 days for a total study program of three weeks. Results: There was a significant increase in the MIP in the group (A) compared with that of group (B) after the study program and there was a significant increase in the MEP in the group (B) compared with that of group (A) after the study program. Conclusion: The results of this study support the impor-tance of applying Kinesio tape over respiratory muscles to improve their functions. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Kinesio tape – Respiratory muscles | ||
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