Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching and Kinesiology Taping on Pelvic Compensation During Double-Knee Extension

• Authors: Seung-Woong Lee , Jung-Hoon Lee
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Shortened hamstrings are likely to restrict the anterior pelvic tilt and induce a slumped posture due to the posterior pelvic tilt. This study was conducted to compare the effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching and modified anterior pelvic tilt taping (APTT) on hamstring shortness-associated pelvic compensation while executing seated double-knee extension. Male college students (28 healthy young adults; mean age: 21.4 ± 2.1 years) with hamstring shortness were recruited as study subjects and randomly assigned to either the PNF stretching group (control group) or the APTT group (experimental group). In all the subjects, changes in the movement distance of the centre of gluteal pressure (COGP) as well as rectus abdominis (RA) and semitendinosus (SEM) muscle activities were measured during seated double-knee extension while the respective intervention method was applied. Both groups showed significant decreases in COGP distance and RA muscle activity compared with their respective baseline values (p < 0.05), however, no significant changes were observed in SEM muscle activity. We can infer that not only a direct intervention on the hamstring, such as PNF stretching, but also a modified APTT-mediated pelvic intervention may be used as a method for reducing pelvic compensation induced by hamstring shortness.

Keywords

EN

contract-relax with agonist contraction; hamstring shortness; kinesio taping; pelvic compensation; posterior pelvic tilt

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Journal of Human Kinetics
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 55-64

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2015

accepted

1 - 12 - 2015

online

30 - 12 - 2015

Contributors

author

Seung-Woong Lee

• Department of Physical Therapy, Inje University, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
• Department of Biomedical Health Science, Graduate School, Dong-Eui University, Republic of Korea Department of Physical Therapy, Inje University, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea

author

Jung-Hoon Lee

• Department of Physical Therapy, College of Nursing and Healthcare Sciences, Dong-Eui University, Eomgwangno, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-714, Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/hukin-2015-0108