Effects of the Rocktape Taping Techniques with Forward or Reverse Stretches on the Fatigue-Induced by Lower Extremity Exercises

• Main Authors: HO,HAO-YANG, 何浩仰
• Other Authors: WENG,MING-CHIA
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/q9s5r8

碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 體育學系運動教練碩博士班 === 106 === Background: Taping was widely adopted in the field of rehabilitation therapy and as well as a kind of preventive techniques for sports injury. Meanwhile, a number of researches were indicated that taping not only enhanced the performance but also improved the related physiological status. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the RockTape taping techniques with forward or reverse stretches on the fatigue-induced by lower extremity exercises. Methods: Fifteen male (21.6±1.6 years old) collegiate volunteers with good physical conditions were recruited to participate in the study. The taping pre-treatments were as follows: no taping, RockTape forward stretch, and RockTape reverse stretch using 180% in tension. The position of taping was on the subjects’ right hamstrings and then proceeded the repeated sprint test in order to induce fatigue. The independent variables were timings to exam the muscular condition: prior, after exercise, the post-first day, post-second and post-third day after the exercise. Musculoskeletal ultrasound was intervened to measure the muscle thickness and pennation angle; meanwhile, these test protocols were applied to determine isokinetic concentric and eccentric muscle strength at right leg (Biodex System). Repeated measures two-way analysis of variance (two-way ANOVA), mixed design was used to analyze the data. Results: RockTape taping techniques with forward and reverse stretch in muscle thickness and pennation angle did not show the significant difference. In addition, the isokinetic concentric strength indicated the significance in posterior three days after the exercise (decreasing about 12.1±0.4N•m), however the isokinetic eccentric strength exited no significant difference. Conclusion: It revealed that the taping techniques of forward stretch and reverse stretch may not improve the recovery after conducting the low-extremity fatigue exercise. Besides, it showed no significance in training intensity between the techniques of forward stretch and revere stretch.