Somatosensory inputs by application of KinesioTaping: Effects on spasticity, balance, and gait in chronic spinal cord injury

Somatosensory inputs by application of KinesioTaping: Effects on spasticity, balance, and gait in chronic spinal cord injury

Introduction: Leg paralysis, spasticity, reduced inter limb coordination and impaired balance are considered the chief limitations to overground ambulation in subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). In the last years KinesioTaping (KT) application has been proposed for enhancing sensory i...

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Main Authors: Federica eTamburella, Giorgio eScivoletto, Marco eMolinari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Electromyography
Gait
balance
spinal cord injury
KinesioTaping
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00367/full

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