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Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
An International Journal of Physical Therapy
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Research Report

Personal belief on elastic tape and tape tension affect perceived performance, but not muscle activity and endurance

, BSc, PT, , BEng, , PhD, PTORCID Icon & , PhD, PTORCID Icon
Pages 1390-1396 | Received 03 Dec 2022, Accepted 21 Jan 2023, Published online: 03 Feb 2023

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic data of participants split by personal belief on KT.

Figure 1. Effect of KT tension on muscle endurance performance in participants with extremely positive (+ belief) and extremely negative personal belief on KT (- belief).

Figure 1. Effect of KT tension on muscle endurance performance in participants with extremely positive (+ belief) and extremely negative personal belief on KT (- belief).

Table 2. Mean and 95% confidence intervals of dependent variables in relation to personal belief and tape tension.

Figure 2. Effect of KT tension on EMG activity in participants with extremely positive (+ belief) and extremely negative personal belief on KT (- belief).

Figure 2. Effect of KT tension on EMG activity in participants with extremely positive (+ belief) and extremely negative personal belief on KT (- belief).

Figure 3. Effect of KT tension on self-perceived performance in participants with extremely positive (+ belief) and extremely negative personal belief on KT (- belief).

Figure 3. Effect of KT tension on self-perceived performance in participants with extremely positive (+ belief) and extremely negative personal belief on KT (- belief).