| dc.contributor.author | Ashcraft, Taylor Jean | |
| dc.description.abstract | Allied health care professionals use Kinesio Tape® to reduce pain and increase performance without evidence of the impact on anatomical structures. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effects of three Kinesio Taping Methods® on Forward Shoulder Posture (FSP). Thirty adults were randomized in a pre-/post-test study randomly assigned to one of the three Kinesio Tape® conditions: (1) inhibition of the pectoralis minor; (2) facilitation of the lower trapezius; and (3) a combination of both techniques. A baseline measurement of the location of the humerus was obtained using diagnostic ultrasound. Participants wore the respective taping technique for 24 hours and were re-measured without tape. The overall effect between each taping technique was not statistically significant (P >.05). Health care professionals should consider individual differences in anatomy as well as injury before arbitrarily applying Kinesio® Tape in hopes that it will alleviate pain or reduce injury. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | |
| dc.rights | NDSU Policy 190.6.2 | |
| dc.title | The Effect of Kinesio Tape® Applied to Forward Shoulder Posture Observed and Quantified with Diagnositc Ultrasound | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-11T20:41:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-11T20:41:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/28583 | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Human Sciences and Education | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Lyman, Katie | |
