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SUBMITTER: Reynard F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6106764 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Reynard Fabienne F Vuistiner Philippe P Léger Bertrand B Konzelmann Michel M
BMC musculoskeletal disorders 20180822 1
<h4>Background</h4>Kinesiotape (KT) is widely used in musculoskeletal rehabilitation as an adjuvant to treatment, but minimal evidence supports its use. The aim of this study is to determine the immediate and short-term effects of shoulder KT on muscular activity, mobility, strength and pain after rotator cuff surgery.<h4>Methods</h4>Thirty-nine subjects who underwent shoulder rotator cuff surgery were tested 6 and 12 weeks post-surgery, without tape, with KT and with a sham tape (ST). KT and ST ...[more]