The effect of elastic-taping on long-latency somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs)
10.7600/jspfsm.61.307
- VernacularTitle:伸縮性テーピングが長潜時体性感覚誘発電位に及ぼす影響
- Author:
Koya Yamashiro
;
Daisuke Sato
;
Takuya Yoshida
;
Tomoji Ishikawa
;
Hideaki Onishi
;
Atsuo Maruyama
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs);
Elastic-taping;
N140;
P250
- From:Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
2012;61(3):307-312
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Taping is widely used by sports trainers to prevent injury and to protect affected sites post-injury. However, it is not clear whether taping affect the perception of somatosensory stimulation. We sought to clarify the effect of taping on somatosensory stimulation using somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs). We recorded SEPs following transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the right medial forearm in ten healthy volunteers. SEPs were recorded from 9 electrodes on the scalp under control, elastic-taping and white-taping conditions. Subjects relaxed on a comfortable reclining seat without taping in the control condition, while they were subjected to taping along the muscle of forearm with tension (elastic-taping) and without tension (white-taping) in the taping conditions. Results showed that the peak amplitude of N140 did not differ significantly among the three conditions but the peak amplitude of P250 was significantly lower in the elastic-taping condition than control and white-taping conditions. Elastic-taping with tension along the muscles changes various afferent inputs from muscle spindle or skin, and this may affect the perception of somatosensory stimulation.
