“Efectividad del kinesiotape como tratamiento coadyuvante en lesiones deportivas de ligamento cruzado anterior de la articulación de rodilla en deportistas de la federación deportiva de Tungurahua”

Abstract

The present research work, with the theme: Effectiveness of Kinesiotape as a coadjuvant treatment in sports injuries of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee joint in athletes of the Tungurahua Sports Federation, set the objective of determining the effectiveness of Kinesiotape as a coadjuvant treatment in sports injuries of anterior cruciate ligament. The methodology that was developed was a prospective cohort study under a quantitative approach, the population subject of the study was 8 participants who were randomly divided into 4 participants for the study group that applied the Kinesiotape technique for ACL injuries and 4 in the control group to which kinesiotape was applied without any technique; an evaluation sheet was developed where pain intensity was assessed through a numerical scale (EN) of 10 points, muscle strength in pounds lifted through a manual dynamometer, joint range of knee flexion and extension to through the goniometric test and finally knee stability through the SEBT test, which were applied before and after the treatment. It was concluded that there is no clinical or statistical significance difference between the kinesiotape technique and the control in ACL lesions.