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LIFE-BASEL
Volume 10, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/life10080139
Keywords
rounded shoulder posture; baseball player; kinesiology tape; peak torque
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Rounded shoulder posture (RSP) causes an imbalance of the adjacent joints due to the malalignment of the shoulder joint, and thus affects the strength of the muscles surrounding the shoulder. This study aimed to investigate the effect of rounded shoulder taping (RST) on shoulder posture and muscle strength in junior baseball players. Nineteen junior baseball players participated in the study, which used a crossover design at an interval of 1 week. The participants were randomized to receive rounded shoulder taping (RST) and sham kinesiology taping (SKT) using kinesiology tape. RSP was measured using two 12-inch combination squares, and shoulder peak torques were measured by isokinetic equipment. The results showed that RST led to significant changes in RSP (p< 0.05), but no significant changes were observed with SKT (p< 0.05). RST led to significant changes in the peak torques of external rotation and internal rotation of the shoulder (p< 0.05), but no significant changes were observed with SKT (p< 0.05). These results suggest that RST could help to correct RSP and improve peak torque of external and internal rotation of the shoulders of junior baseball players with RSP.
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