Journal of Research in Medical Sciences1735-1995231201802031074810748EN20180131<span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">Background: </span><span class="fontstyle2">Hyperlordosis is defned as an abnormal increase in the lumbar arch of &gt;40°. Tis study compared two taping techniques include abdominal muscles and hamstrings taping for the treatment of lumbar hyperlordosis. </span><span class="fontstyle0">Materials and Methods: </span><span class="fontstyle2">Te randomized clinical trial was performed in Shiraz, Iran, during June and September 2014. Tirty women aged 20–45 years old with at least 40° lumbar lordosis participated. Te women were randomized into two groups (</span><span class="fontstyle3">n </span><span class="fontstyle2">= 15). Abdominal muscles taping was performed for the frst group, whereas the other group  underwent hamstrings taping with 30% tension. Lumbar lordosis was measured before, immediately after, and 24 h after taping. Te two?way repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare the two groups for lumbar lordosis angle. </span><span class="fontstyle0">Results: </span><span class="fontstyle2">No signifcant di?erences were detected between the lumbar lordosis angles before and immediately after taping in the two groups (</span><span class="fontstyle3">P </span><span class="fontstyle2">&gt; 0.05). However, a signifcant reduction was observed in lordosis angle in the abdominal group and the hamstring group 24 h after taping relative to before intervention (</span><span class="fontstyle3">P </span><span class="fontstyle2">&lt; 0.01). </span><span class="fontstyle0">Conclusion: </span><span class="fontstyle2">Taping of the abdominal and hamstring muscles was not e?ective immediately, whereas it decreased lordosis after 24 h.</span> </span> <br style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />http://jrms.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jrms/article/view/10748http://jrms.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jrms/article/download/10748/5585