kinesio taping

kinesio taping
 n.— «The taping is a new-age injury prevention method known as kinesio taping. It originates from Japan and has become popular in the past 20 years, particularly in America. The idea is to tape around a muscle to prevent over-contraction.» —“Serena’s tale of the tape” by Martin Blake The Age (Melbourne, Australia) Nov. 9, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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  • Hello

    My name is Armin Streibl and I study “Science of Sports” at the Karl Franzens University in Graz/Austria.

    At the moment I am serching for an adequte issue for my degree dissertation.
    I have the idea that the oxygen uptake during a cinconi test on a bike will be increased with a diaphragm tape?!

    I searched for previous studies but i was not able to find some.

    Maybe you could help me, do you know similar studies or do you know where I could find something?

    Sincere regards

    Streibl Armin

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