The effect of kinesiotaping on the range of movements in the shoulder of overhead athletes

Aim: To investigate the effect of kinesiotaping on the range of motion of the shoulder in overhead athletes. Materials and Methods: The study involved 21 overhead athletes (badminton, basketball, handball). The intervention consisted of kinesiotaping. Goniometry was used to determine the range of motion. Statistical analysis was performed using STATISTICA 6.0. Results: Most of the athletes have low indicators of the range of flexion, abduction and external rotation in the shoulder joint. The analysis of the effectiveness of kinesiotaping allows us to state that probable positive changes are observed in all the studied movements: flexion/extension, abduction/adduction, external/ internal rotation. The increase in range of motion is independent of the dominant arm. Conclusions: Kinesiotaping has a positive effect on the range of motion in the shoulder joint: flexion/extension, abduction/adduction, external/internal rotation. Changes in the range of motion occurred both due to a decrease in the number of athletes with a range of motion below the norm and their increase above the norm.