The Effect of Ankle Taping and Balance Exercises on Postural Stability
Indices in Healthy Women |
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Authors: | Asghar Akbari Alireza Sarmadi Parisa Zafardanesh |
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Institution: | 1) Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran;2) Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran;3) Department of Physiotherapy, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran |
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Abstract: | Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of ankle taping and
balance exercises on postural stability indices in healthy women. Subjects and Methods]
Thirty healthy female students were randomly assigned into two equal groups: ankle taping
and balance exercise. The balance exercise group performed balance exercises for 6 weeks,
with 3 sessions per week and each session lasting 40 minutes. Ankle joint taping was
performed for 6 weeks and was renewed three times a week. Before and after the
interventions, overall, anteroposterior, and mediolateral stability indices were measured
with a Biodex Balance System in bilateral and unilateral stance positions with the eyes
open and closed. Results] In the taping group during bilateral standing with the eyes
closed, the overall stability index changed from 6±1.4 to 4.8±1.3, anteroposterior
stability index changed from 4.2±1.27 to 3.4±0.97, and mediolateral stability index
changed from 3.2±0.75 to 2.7± 0.7. In the balance exercise group during bilateral standing
with the eyes closed, the overall stability index changed from 5.7±1.69 to 4.5±1.94,
anteroposterior stability index changed from 4.1±1.61 to 3±1.21, and mediolateral
stability index changed from 3.5±1.4 to 2.2± 1.3. No significant difference was seen
between the two groups regarding any study variables. Conclusion] The results showed that
compared with the taping technique, balance training increases postural stability in the
majority of the studied balance situations.Key words: Balance exercise, Taping, Biodex |
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