Effects of Kinesio Taping on Jumping Performance and Blood Lactate in Elite Male Volleyball Athletes

Abstract

PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of kinesio taping on blood lactate and jumping performance after a fatigue protocol using the Wingate test in elite male volleyball athletes. METHODS Eleven elite male volleyball athletes (21.64±1.5 years, 187.64±8.07 cm, 80.01±8.83 kg, 12.66±2.08% fat) participated in the study. Subjects were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (with kinesio tape; KT) or a control group (without kinesio tape; CON). Two conditions of with and without taping measures were performed by one week interval. All subjects performed 30-second countermovement jump (CMJ) test after a fatigue protocol using the Wingate test (30 seconds). Evaluations of blood lactate level occurred at six time-points: baseline; immediately after Wingate test; pre-and post-CMJ; and 5-and 10-minute recovery. RESULTS Two-way repeated measure ANOVA with Bonferroni correction as a post-hoc and a paired t-test were conducted to identify differences between the KT and the CON group. CMJ maximum height (p=.005), CMJ average height (p=.013), and CMJ total work (p=.014) significantly improved following KT application compared to non KT condition, but KT caused no significant effect on CMJ repetition number (p>.05). Within-group analyses revealed a significant effect of time on the blood lactate level after the Wingate test (p<.001), but no significant group (p=.57) or interaction (p=.78) effect. CONCLUSIONS The application of KT significantly improved jumping performance after a fatigue protocol using the Wingate test even when CMJ repetition number remained about constant. 색인어: ìš´ë™ìˆ˜í–‰ë ¥, 키네시오 í Œì´í•‘, ë°˜ë³µì í”„, ì –ì‚°, 피로 Keywords: Athletic performance, Kinesio taping, Countermovement jump, Lactate, Fatigue