A Pilot Study of Hip Corrective Taping Using Kinesio Tape for Pain and Lower Extremity Joint Kinematics in Basketball Players with Patellofemoral Pain

• Main Authors: Tsai YJ, Huang YC, Chen YL, Hsu YW, Kuo YL
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2020-06-01
• Series: Journal of Pain Research
• Subjects: anterior knee pain; kinesio taping; biomechanics; hip joint
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/a-pilot-study-of-hip-corrective-taping-using-kinesio-tape-for-pain-and-peer-reviewed-article-JPR
• ISSN: 1178-7090

Yi-Ju Tsai,1,2 Yueh-Chu Huang,3 Yi-Ling Chen,1 Ya-Wen Hsu,4 Yi-Liang Kuo1 1Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; 2Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; 3Department of Acupressure Technology, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan; 4School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USACorrespondence: Yi-Liang KuoDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan 701, TaiwanTel [phone] Ext. 6251Fax [phone]Email [e-mail]: This pilot study aimed to determine the feasibility of hip corrective taping to improve self-reported knee pain and lower extremity joint kinematics in basketball players with patellofemoral pain.Patients and Methods: A single group pre-test and post-test design. Collegiate basketball players with patellofemoral pain were recruited. Three-dimensional hip and knee joint kinematics were measured during two tasks, single-leg squat (SLS) and lay-up jump (LUJ), and each task was conducted under no-taping and taping conditions. Subjective report of pain was compared between no-taping and taping conditions only during SLS.Results: Twelve collegiate basketball players with patellofemoral pain (median age, 22.7 [2.5] years; mean height, 173.8 ± 7.4 cm; mean weight, 72.5 ± 12.8 kg) participated in this study. Compared with no-taping, the use of hip corrective taping significantly increased the hip abduction angle at the instant of the maximal vertical ground reaction force during LUJ (no-taping vs taping: 0.6° ± 6.3° vs 3.3° ± 5.1°, p = 0.029), and also caused a trend of decreased maximal hip internal rotation angle during SLS (no-taping vs taping: 8.0° ± 6.6° vs 4.7° ± 6.9°, p = 0.050). Hip corrective taping also improved self-reported knee pain during SLS (no-taping vs taping: 3.4 ± 1.7 vs 2.6 ± 1.0, p = 0.046).Conclusion: Hip corrective taping may be used as an effective intervention for athletes with patellofemoral pain during basketball-related tasks.Keywords: anterior knee pain, kinesio taping, biomechanics, hip joint