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Table 1 Mean (SD) of the knee joint angle at IC and peak knee joint angle between KT and PT conditions

From: Immediate effect of ACL kinesio taping technique on knee joint biomechanics during a drop vertical jump: a randomized crossover controlled trial

Kinematic (degree)

KT

PT

Effect size

p-value

Knee flexion at IC (-)

-27.39 (10.96)

-30.96 (11.73)

0.28

0.337

Knee abduction (-)/ adduction (+) at IC

1.43 (2.12)

-1.24 (2.42)

1.06

0.036*

Peak knee flexion (-) /extension (+)

-96.22 (11.67)

-90.93 (11.08)

0.55

0.599

Peak knee abduction (-)/ adduction (+)

-2.00 (6.59)

-4.25 (5.93)

0.44

0.126

Peak knee external (-)/ internal rotation (+)

6.77 (8.96)

6.71 (8.81)

0.10

0.974

  1. (Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. IC, initial contact. *Significant effect of taped, p<0.05)