The effect of stretching exercises and kinesiotaping on pain and movement performance of athletes with chronic tibial compartment syndrome

The effect of stretching exercises and kinesiotaping on pain and performance in athletes with chronic tibial compartment syndrome

This study was designed as a randomized, parallel-group, single-blind, controlled clinical trial. The sample size consisted of 30 athletes diagnosed with chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lower leg. Randomization of participa

The participants will include male and female athletes aged 18-25 who will be selected from the students of the Faculty of Physical Education, University of Guilan. This research will be conducted in the Laboratory of Sports injury and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Guilan. After obtaining consent from the participants, they will be divided into three groups using sealed envelopes. The participants will not be informed of the group they are in. The research process will be carried out over four days and assessments will be made.

Participants were eligible if they reported pain along the posterolateral border of the tibia in both legs, localized to the middle third, that occurred during exercise and persisted for several hours or days. The pain was required to be distributed over an area of approximately 5 cm in length.

Intervention group 1: Stretching exercises + kinesiotaping: Structured stretching program with kinesiotaping by a trained person for the calf muscles Intervention group 2: Stretching exercises: Stretching exercises of the first intervention group Control group: Performing daily activities

Ankle joint range of motion (inversion, eversion, dorsi and plantar flexion) - calf circumference - reaction time - figure of 8 hop test, side hop test, 6m cross over hop test and triple hop test

Random assignment to groups was done through sealed numbered envelopes, and 3 letters A, B, C were used to identify each group, which were randomly numbered and placed in sealed envelopes inside the box. Envelope A was the stretching exercises group with the kinesio taping (n=10), Envelope B was stretching exercises (n=10), and Envelope C was the control group. Thus, the participants were divided into three groups.

Blinding of subjects will be done using sealed envelopes labeled A, B, and C, where A represents the stretching exercises group with kinesiotherapy, B represents the stretching exercises group, and C represents the control group. Subjects in one group will not be informed of the group in which the other subjects are placed.

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The analyzed data from the results of this research will be used for publication in journals and will be published in general.

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The person in charge of this research is Dr. Ali Shamsi Majlan. Requests can be sent via the email address Alishamsim@yahoo.com.

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