Immediate Effects of Kinesiology Taping of Quadriceps on Motor Performance after Muscle Fatigued Induction
Table 2
Quadriceps peak torque before and after the interventions.
KT group
PT group
NKT group
Peak torque (Nm)
Before fatiguing exercise
144.48 ± 36.41
138.28 ± 33.11
136.77 ± 30.59
Before intervention
71.56 ± 18.52
66.24 ± 16.04
68.33 ± 16.99
After intervention
111.35 ± 31.58
72.64 ± 16.18
70.00 ± 16.64
Difference
39.79 ± 18.27
6.76 ± 1.83
4.09 ± 9.57
Fatigue index (score)
Before intervention Before fatiguing exercise
50.53 ± 1.29
51.80 ± 1.04
52.02 ± 1.34
After intervention Before intervention
27.91 ± 11.25
3.80 ± 2.32
2.30 ± 3.52
Note: values are expressed as means ± standard deviation (SD). Significant difference between the values before and after in the each group. Significant difference between the KT group and the other groups ( < 0.05).