| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Materials in Sport
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| Presentation Title |
A Mechanical Behavior Comparison between Cloth and Elastomeric Kinesiotapes Used in Athletic Training and Rehabilitation |
| Author(s) |
Declan Shannon, Brian J. Love |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Brian J. Love |
| Abstract Scope |
Quasi-static tensile and stress relaxation experiments were performed on several cloth-based and segmented elastomeric tapes and the results were analyzed using viscoelastic models. The cloth tape modulus of elasticity was ~ 340 MPa, while those of the kinesio tapes ranged from ~ 15-20 MPa. The cloth tapes were also stronger and more brittle. Viscoelastic modeling of the stress relaxation behavior was done using a Zener model for the cloth tapes and a 5-element model for the kinesio tapes. The cloth tapes relaxed by ~ 20%, while the kinesio tapes relaxed up to ~ 50% of the applied maximum stress during the 300 second duration of our constant strain experiments. The overall amount of long-term compressive force delivered by kinesio tapes might be inadequate for some uses, but the tapes are more forgiving in how they are deployed. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Mechanical Properties, Polymers, Other |