فرزانه ساکی

Introduction: Excessive dynamic knee valgus (DKV) as a malalignment in the frontal plane is a combination of excessive hip adduction and internal rotation, and tibia external rotation. Kinesio taping (KT) is a type of taping that has rehabilitation effects and is recommended as a supportive method for athletes and patients. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Kinesio taping on knee kinematics in female athletes with dynamic knee valgus (DKV). Method: this study was a single-blind randomized clinical trial .40 female athletes between the age of 18 and 28 years with DKV in single-leg drop landing (>13°) participated in this study. They were randomly classified into the Kinesio taping (KT) and placebo control (PC) groups. The KT was used for GMed and TA muscles in KT group. Sham taping was applied in for PC group. A two-dimensional video analysis was used to measure the knee valgus and flexion angles during a single-leg drop landing test. Kinovea software was used to calculate the knee flexion and knee valgus. A mixed factorial analysis of variance was used to determine any interaction between groups and time. Results: The results of study demonstrate that the DKV angle significantly decreased in the KT group from pre-test to post-test (p<0.05). Nevertheless, there was no significant difference in knee flexion angle (p>0.05). Conclusion: The results of the present study indicated that KT reduces the DKV angle. Therefore, KT is recommended for female athletes with DKV. It seems that taping limits femur and tibia rotations and corrects the knee position through the earlier activation of the hip and calf muscles and consequently, prevents DKV.