슬개골 통증 증후군 여자축구선수의 무릎 보호대와 테이핑 처치가 무릎 안정성, 통증 척도 및 체력요인에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare and analyze knee kinesiology taping (KT) and knee sleeve on the effects of knee stability, pain scale, and physical fitness factors in female soccer players with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). Subjects were 5 female soccer players from University D who had been diagnosed with PFPS, and those who experienced two or more knee pains from long sitting, climbing stairs, squatting, running, kneeling, and deep kneeling were selected. For the knee sleeve, Fortium (Co., Ltd.)'s elastic knee sleeve with a patella hole was used. Knee KT was performed by a professional physical athlete trainer using Kinesiotape® as described by Chang et al.(2015) was treated. This study was a cross-over design and was divided into three groups: a knee protector, a knee KT, and a control group, followed by a 7-day washout period. Knee stability was evaluated by computerized dynamic posturography, pain scale by visual analogue scale (VAS), and physical fitness test by general methods. For statistical processing, non-parametric statistical Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney test were performed. As a result, the knee sleeve group and the taping group showed significantly lower pain scales than the control group, but there was no difference in knee stability and physical fitness factors. In conclusion, as much as the effect of knee KT, the knee sleeve has a positive effect on knee stability, pain scale, and physical fitness factors of PFPS female soccer players and can be applied as an auxiliary method to prevent musculoskeletal injuries.