Effects of Applying Kinesio Tapping on Primary Dysmenorrhea in Football Players

"KT will be applied by a physiotherapist with experience in the Kinesio Taping method by Kenzo Kase. Three I-shaped Kinesio tapes will be used, 5 cm wide, covering the T-11 and T-12 dermatomes. The first tape will be applied vertically between the navel and pubis, with the participant in an orthostatic position with slight trunk extension.~The second tape, with the same length as the first, will be applied with its central region over the middle zone of the first, perpendicularly. The third tape will be applied horizontally to the lower back, covering the spines posterosuperior iliac muscles, with the participant in an orthostatic position, performing light trunk flexion."

The quantity of tapes, type, size and region of application will be the same as the group KT, however, in this group the tapes will be applied without tension and with procedure different from that recommended, first starting to adhere a side anchor into the skin, followed by the center and then the other side anchor.