ACUTE EFFECTS OF KINESIOTAPING ON BALANCE IN SALSA DANCERS

Abstract

Purpose: Non-professional salsa dance is a social, physical activity highly in demand. Since it is a vigorous physical activity, dancers are prone to have an injury during a dance performance, mainly in the ankle joint. In this study, the acute effects of kinesiotaping (KT) on balance in salsa dancers were investigated. Methods: This study was a single-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial, in which a total of 20 amateur salsa dancers (mean age=26.35±4.74 years), voluntarily participated. Participants were divided into two groups randomly by using a sealed envelope randomization method: KT Group (n=10) and Placebo-KT Group (n=10). A muscle correction technique that covers the ankle and peroneal muscle group were applied to KT Group one day after pre-tests. An "I" shaped placebo KT application was performed for the Placebo-KT Group. Flamingo balance test (FBT) and the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) were used to assess balance performance. All tests were repeated immediately after the application. Results: In the intragroup analysis of the KT Group, SEBT scores showed a statistically significant increase (p<0.05) while there was no increase in FBT scores (p>0.05). We found no statistically significant difference in the intragroup analysis of Placebo-KT Group and the intergroup analysis of KT Group and Placebo-KT Group for both SEBT and FBT scores (p>0.05). Conclusion: While KT application has been found to be effective in improving dynamic balance, it was not effective in improving static balance performance.

Keywords

• Balance
• Dancing
• Kinesiotaping

SALSA DANSÇILARINDA KİNEZYOBANT UYGULAMASININ DENGEYE OLAN AKUT ETKİSİ

Abstract

Amaç: Salsa Dansı, talep gören sosyal bir fiziksel aktivitedir. Orta şiddetli bir fiziksel aktivite örneği olan bu dansta dansçılar, özellikle ayak bileği ekleminde olmak üzere, performans sırasında yaralanmaya eğilimlidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, kinezyolojik bantlama (KT) uygulamasının salsa dansçılarında denge üzerine akut etkisini araştırmaktı. Yöntem: Bu tek kör, randomize, plasebo kontrollü çalışmaya, toplam 20 amatör salsa dansçısı (ortalama yaş=26,35±4,74 yıl) gönüllü olarak katıldı. Katılımcılar rastgele yöntemle iki gruba ayrıldı: KT Grubu (n=10) ve Plasebo-KT Grubu (n=10). Ön testlerden bir gün sonra KT Grubu’na ayak bileği ve peroneal kas grubunu kapsayan bir kas düzeltme tekniği uygulanırken, Plasebo-KT Grubu’na “I” şeklinde bir şekillendirme plasebo uygulaması yapıldı. Denge performansı Flamingo Denge Testi (FBT) ve Yıldız Ekskürsiyon Denge Testi (SEBT) ile değerlendirildi. Tüm testler uygulamadan hemen sonra tekrar edildi. Sonuçlar: Grup içi analizlerde, KT Grubu’ndaki SEBT sonuçlarında, istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir iyileşme saptanırken (p<0,05), FBT sonuçlarında anlamlı bir iyileşme olmadığı belirlendi (p>0,05). Plasebo-KT Grubu’nun, grup içi ve KT Grubu ile Plasebo-KT Grubu arası analizinde SEBT ve FBT skorları için istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunmadı (p>0,05). Tartışma: KT uygulamasının dinamik dengeyi iyileştirmede etkili olduğu bulunurken, statik denge performansını iyileştirmeye etkisi olmadığı saptanmıştır.

Keywords

• Denge
• Dans
• Kinezyobant

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