| PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of kinesiotape on throwing accuracy in overhead sport athletes.;PROBLEM: The effects of kinesiotape have not been examined for its outcomes on performance enhancement.;METHOD: This research is a quasi-experimental, within subjects, repeated measures design. All subjects threw 5 throws at a target under three taping conditions (no tape, placebo tape, and kinesiotape). Application of kinesiotape was applied for pectoralis major inhibition and rhomboid major facilitation. After the tape was applied, a warm-up was performed prior to testing. Throwing accuracy was measured by taking the average distance from the center of the target for all five throws.;FINDINGS: Kinesiotape had no significant effect on throwing accuracy compared to no tape and placebo tape. The position played in sport with the addition of kinesiotape also had no significant effect on throwing accuracy.;CONCLUSION: Based on the findings from this study, there are no acute effects of kinesiotape on throwing accuracy in overhead sport athletes. |
