Acute and 24 h effect of kinesio taping on lower back muscle soreness during continued practice of cross-country skiing among collegiate students
To evaluate how applying kinesio taping impacts lower back muscle discomfort immediately after use and 24 hours later during a cross-country skiing camp for college students. The current research employed a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled methodology. Of the 60 attendees at a winter skiing camp, 54 consented to join the research (average age 21.3 years, including 20 females and 34 males). Post 3 days of intense cross-country skiing training (lasting 4 hours each day), the volunteers were, balanced by gender, randomly categorized into three groups. One group received kinesio taping on the lower back, another had placebo tape applied, and the third group did…