Effect of Kinesio Tape in Muscle Fatigue Measured by Biering-Sorensen Test

Muscle fatigue affects adversely the athletes´ performance and it is therefore one of the most investigated topics currently. However we do not know accurately the mechanisms that produce it.

The aim of this study is to determine the influence of the Kinesio taping (KT) application in the paravertebral muscle fatigue in a sample of healthy young subjects.

Inclusion Criteria:

• More than 18 years
• They were motivated to be included in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of Low Back Pain (LBP) in the last 6 months that had lasted for at least 1 week and / or had required medical attention and / or had been off sick
• Back surgery
• Been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease or neurological or herniations, protrusions or severe scoliosis
• Had pain from a disease presenting infection, tumor or injury of an anatomical structure involved in the test