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Ordudari Z, Fadaei F. The simultaneous effect of kinesio taping and exercise on maximal key pinch force in an electronics company. , ioh. 2020; 17 (1) :855-867
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mui , zordudari@yahoo.com
Abstract: (2804 Views)
Background and aims: Musculoskeletal risk factors are multi factorial with physical and psychosocial factors. Physical and Psychosocial risk factors include repetitive tasks, awkward postures, the use of force and job satisfaction, workplace stress, respectively. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) refer to those in which muscles, blood vessels and nerves around such joints as the neck, shoulder, elbow, wrists, fingers, lower back and leg are involved. WMSDs can reduce working time, lower productivity and increase the health costs of industrial labor in both industrially developed and developing countries. The risk of MSDs increases when a body part is repeatedly used without any time for rest. These disorders are the main cause of disabilities and loss of productivity in the developed countries and are common among workers. Proper workstation design is essential especially in the industries that require manual operation by the operator. Neglecting ergonomic factors in the designation of the workstation causes damage to the musculoskeletal system of the individual workers.
In the assembly lines, most of the tasks involve repetitive and precise activities, so assembly workers in these occupations suffer from the resulting physical as well as psychological stresses, which ultimately lead to musculoskeletal disorders. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among the assembly workers of an electronic component manufacturing industry showed that more than half of the participants reported pain in their shoulder, wrists and lower back. On other hand, in assembly workers, the risk of these disorders increases because the part of the body is used successively and without rest.
Although, hand pinch strength threshold is the best way to identify people at risk of limitation of motion, it is not yet fully known. Pinch strength assesses the function of hand. Measurement of pinch strength provides valuable information about the function and status of the upper limb and the neuromuscular system. Pinch strength can also be used as a measure of the amount of muscular damage or neurological impaired caused by trauma or surgery. In addition, pinch strength is a good indication of a person's overall physical condition. Assessment of pinch strength, compared to other tests, is simple, easy and of high reproducibility Pinch strength occurs when gripping with any of the fingers or a combination thereof, in concordance with the movement of the thumb whit no palm contact.
Kinesio tape is a thin porous cloth with acrylic gluey. This adhesive tape can be stretched up to 140% of its normal length, allowing the joint and muscle to move in their full range without limiting the movement of the joint and the muscle. The mechanism of Kinesio tape therapeutic effect on pain relief is still unclear. In 1998, Kase and his colleagues found that the localized blood flow increases below the area that was taped. Kinesio tape are used in muscle treatment in two ways: 1. For muscles that are elongated, or the muscles in acute phase or those that are involved in overwork activities, the brigade is pushed from the muscular end to the muscle's origin, with the aim of inhibiting muscle function.2 - For muscles that are in the chronic phase or weak muscles, the type is pulled from the muscle origin to the muscle end, which facilitates muscle function.
The current study investigates the simultaneous effect of Kinesio Taping and exercise on maximal key pinch force in Electronically Company.
Methods: This research is a clinical trial study of women workers in the assembly unit of an electrical equipment manufacturing industry.
In one session the purpose and a complete overview of the study was fully explained to the 100 female workers employed in the assembly line of the manufacturing company. Selection criteria in this study were the lack of any 1) hand surgery in recent years, 2) osteoporosis, 3) hand fracture or disorder in a hand part and 4) malignant diseases or any known diseases that may affect the variables under study that were determined by the questionnaire and the interviews. Exclusion criteria also were 1) unwillingness to cooperate, 2) irregular participating in doing exercises 3) not completing the research tests and 4) having allergy to kinesio tape adhesives.
Out of the one hundred workers invited, 66 accepted to participate in the study.Six workers were also excluded from these 66 participants due to lacking eligibility criteria for entering the program. In addition, during the study, seven workers in the control group showed unwillingness to cooperate, four workers from the exercise group were absent in more than 50% of the exercise sessions and nine workers in the taping and exercise group had adhesive allergy or showed non-willingness to cooperate. Therefore, 40 workers (11 in the taping & exercise intervention group, 16 in the exercise intervention group and 13 in the control group) were the research participants.
Results: The present study was conducted on 40 female assemblers working in the electrical industry. The mean and standard deviation of the quantitative data are observable in Table 1.
Conclusion:
According to the results, it seems that doing at least 2 or 3 sessions per week during working hours and also using of Kinsio taping, lead to the increase in Key pinch force and decrease in the upper limb disability. Therefore, it is recommended that the exercise program be included in the personnel work program to improve performance. It is also recommended that further studies be conducted to investigate the use of kinesio types in different organs and their effects on improving the pain and performance of workers and employees as well as men.
In the assembly lines, most of the tasks involve repetitive and precise activities, so assembly workers in these occupations suffer from the resulting physical as well as psychological stresses, which ultimately lead to musculoskeletal disorders. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among the assembly workers of an electronic component manufacturing industry showed that more than half of the participants reported pain in their shoulder, wrists and lower back. On other hand, in assembly workers, the risk of these disorders increases because the part of the body is used successively and without rest.
Although, hand pinch strength threshold is the best way to identify people at risk of limitation of motion, it is not yet fully known. Pinch strength assesses the function of hand. Measurement of pinch strength provides valuable information about the function and status of the upper limb and the neuromuscular system. Pinch strength can also be used as a measure of the amount of muscular damage or neurological impaired caused by trauma or surgery. In addition, pinch strength is a good indication of a person's overall physical condition. Assessment of pinch strength, compared to other tests, is simple, easy and of high reproducibility Pinch strength occurs when gripping with any of the fingers or a combination thereof, in concordance with the movement of the thumb whit no palm contact.
Kinesio tape is a thin porous cloth with acrylic gluey. This adhesive tape can be stretched up to 140% of its normal length, allowing the joint and muscle to move in their full range without limiting the movement of the joint and the muscle. The mechanism of Kinesio tape therapeutic effect on pain relief is still unclear. In 1998, Kase and his colleagues found that the localized blood flow increases below the area that was taped. Kinesio tape are used in muscle treatment in two ways: 1. For muscles that are elongated, or the muscles in acute phase or those that are involved in overwork activities, the brigade is pushed from the muscular end to the muscle's origin, with the aim of inhibiting muscle function.2 - For muscles that are in the chronic phase or weak muscles, the type is pulled from the muscle origin to the muscle end, which facilitates muscle function.
The current study investigates the simultaneous effect of Kinesio Taping and exercise on maximal key pinch force in Electronically Company.
Methods: This research is a clinical trial study of women workers in the assembly unit of an electrical equipment manufacturing industry.
In one session the purpose and a complete overview of the study was fully explained to the 100 female workers employed in the assembly line of the manufacturing company. Selection criteria in this study were the lack of any 1) hand surgery in recent years, 2) osteoporosis, 3) hand fracture or disorder in a hand part and 4) malignant diseases or any known diseases that may affect the variables under study that were determined by the questionnaire and the interviews. Exclusion criteria also were 1) unwillingness to cooperate, 2) irregular participating in doing exercises 3) not completing the research tests and 4) having allergy to kinesio tape adhesives.
Out of the one hundred workers invited, 66 accepted to participate in the study.Six workers were also excluded from these 66 participants due to lacking eligibility criteria for entering the program. In addition, during the study, seven workers in the control group showed unwillingness to cooperate, four workers from the exercise group were absent in more than 50% of the exercise sessions and nine workers in the taping and exercise group had adhesive allergy or showed non-willingness to cooperate. Therefore, 40 workers (11 in the taping & exercise intervention group, 16 in the exercise intervention group and 13 in the control group) were the research participants.
Results: The present study was conducted on 40 female assemblers working in the electrical industry. The mean and standard deviation of the quantitative data are observable in Table 1.
Conclusion:
According to the results, it seems that doing at least 2 or 3 sessions per week during working hours and also using of Kinsio taping, lead to the increase in Key pinch force and decrease in the upper limb disability. Therefore, it is recommended that the exercise program be included in the personnel work program to improve performance. It is also recommended that further studies be conducted to investigate the use of kinesio types in different organs and their effects on improving the pain and performance of workers and employees as well as men.
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Ergonomics
Received: 2019/06/26 | Accepted: 2020/08/2 | Published: 2020/09/23
Received: 2019/06/26 | Accepted: 2020/08/2 | Published: 2020/09/23
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