RMS – Root mean square of electromyographic activity and OMNI scale - subjective perceptions of effort under the four experimental conditions during concentric phase. Values expressed as mean ± standard derivation. Experimental conditions: WKTD – Without kinesio taping denko®, FKTD – Facilitation kinesio taping denko®, IKTD – Inhibition kinesio taping denko®, PL – Placebo kinesio taping. BF - Biceps femoris; VL – Vastus lateralis; VM – Vastus medialis. OMNI – Range, where 0 is considered extremely easy and 10 extremely difficult. EMG was normalized by the RMS highest value under the WKTD condition. All condition are shown as percentage of the highest RMS value. None of the analyzed variables showed significant differences between the four conditions (p<0.05). |