팔꿈치보호대와 키네시오 테이핑 처치가 내측상과염 시니어 여성 골프선수의 통증, 손목 ROM 및 골프수행능력에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of elbow sleeve and kinesiology taping (KT) treatment on pain, wrist joint ROM, and golf performance in senior female golf player with medial epicondylitis. The study subjects were 11 female senior club golf players diagnosed with medial epicondylitis (61.7±2.8 years old). As a randomized cross-over design, this study was classified into a elbow sleeve group (TES group), a hard type elbow sleeve group (HTES group), a placebo elbow sleeve group (PES group), and a KT group. For the elbow protector, fortium taping elbow sleeve pro developed by Fortium (Co., Ltd.) and hard type fortium elbow sleeve ex1 were used. As a result, the TES group, the HTES group, and the KT group showed that there was no difference in the subject's grip strength, pain scale, wrist ROM, and golf performance. It is thought that the effect of the elbow sleeve could be expected as much as the effect of the KT treatment, which is useful for medial epicondylitis. Therefore, wearing an elbow sleeve for senior female golf player with medial epicondylitis suggested its potential use in the future along with KT treatment for golf performance and pain prevention.