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Title : Primary versus accessory respiratory muscles pressure response to kinesio tape in normal subjects
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Abstract
Background: Kinesio Tape is claimed to have the effect of increasing muscular pressure. Aim of the study: was to find the effect of the Kinesio tape as a muscle technique applied to the primary respiratory muscles and accessory respiratory muscles on maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximum expiratory pressure (MEP).Methods: Sixty normal male subjects their ages ranged from 20 to 30 years old. They were recruited from under &post graduate students at Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University. The Subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups equal in number, group A included 30 subjects, the Kinesio tape was applied to the primary inspiratory muscles(diaphragm and scaleni ) of the subjects every 4 days for 3 weeks .group B included 30 subjects, the Kinesio tape was applied to the sternocleidomastoid (as accessory inspiratory muscle) and to the external abdominal oblique and internal abdominal oblique (as accessory expiratory muscles) .The Kinesio tape application session was once every 4 days for a total study program of three weeks. Results: There was a significant increase in the MIP in the group (A) compared with that of group (B) after the study program and there was a significant increase in the MEP in the group (B) compared with that of group (A) after the study program. Conclusion: The results of this study support the importance of applying Kinesio tape over respiratory muscles to improve their pressure