Influence of rigid taping on the acromiohumeral distance in healthy recreational weightlifters.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Subacromial pain syndrome is one of the most frequent injuries in overhead athletes, and it takes place when the acromiohumeral distance (AHD) is narrowed. Conservative treatment is the first approach to this syndrome, being shoulder taping one of the most used techniques. Although there are quite a few studies that analyse the effect of taping on the AHD, most of them do not include sham tapings. This study aimed to examine if the Relocation of the humeral head (RHH) taping produced an increase in the AHD in healthy recreationally weightlifter males, quantifying the change that may be due to a placebo effect.

Methods

The design of this study was a two-group pretest-posttest, in which eighteen healthy recreationally weightlifter males were measured. in a laborator

SUBMITTER: Martin-San Agustin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8403474 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature