Dataset of Effects of Inhibitory Kinesiotaping on Neuromuscular Control, Kinematics, and Propioception in Healthy Shoulder Girdle

This study aimed to investigate the acute effects of inhibitory Kinesio taping (iKt) on the activity of scapular muscles, scapular kinematics, and shoulder proprioception in healthy young adults. Twenty healthy volunteers were blindfolded and required to perform five active shoulder position sense tasks at 50° and 100° in frontal and scapular planes.
Surface electromyography and a 3-D motion capture system were synchronized to record the activity of the lower trapezius and serratus anterior muscles as well as humeral and scapular kinematics. Data were collected under two experimental conditions: no tape, and iKt.
Range of Motion (ROM) were calculated using Matlab. For each trial, the start and the end of the arm movement was determined by kinematic data analysis and identification of regions of interest.
Root Mean Squared (RMS) was calculated for EMG data, and normalization was calculated using Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction data previously acquired.
The results highlight the clinical significance of using iKt to increase PT, potentially reducing the risk of rotator cuff impingement during arm rising in the frontal plane. Moreover, supports considering motion planes as a factor for optimal shoulder function.

本研究旨在探讨抑制性肌内效贴布（iKt）对健康青年成人肩胛肌肉活动、肩胛运动学和肩部本体感觉的急性影响。二十名健康志愿者被蒙上双眼，并要求在矢状面和肩胛面50°和100°的五个主动肩关节位置感觉任务中进行操作。通过同步表面肌电图和三维运动捕捉系统，记录下斜方肌和菱形肌的活动以及肱骨和肩胛的运动学。数据在两种实验条件下收集：无贴布和iKt贴布。使用Matlab计算运动范围（ROM）。对于每个试验，通过运动学数据分析识别感兴趣区域来确定手臂运动的起始和结束。计算肌电图（EMG）的均方根（RMS），并使用先前获得的最大等长收缩（MVC）数据进行归一化。结果突出了使用iKt增加物理治疗（PT）的临床意义，可能减少在矢状面手臂上升时肩袖撞击的风险。此外，支持将运动平面视为优化肩关节功能的一个因素。