The efficacy of elastic therapeutic tape variations on measures of ankle function and performance |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran;2. Young Researchers and Elite Club, Roudbar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudbar, Iran;1. Department of Physiotherapy, Motion Analysis Laboratory LAMCEU, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Moncada, Valencia, Spain;2. Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Hospital de La Ribera (Alzira-Valencia), Associate Professor at Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Moncada, Valencia, Spain;1. Department of Physiotherapy, Catholic University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain;2. Department of Plastic, Musical and Dynamic Expression (Area of Didactics of Body Expression), University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain;1. Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, UEL/UNOPAR, Londrina, PR, Brazil;2. Center for Health Science Research, Laboratory of Functional Evaluation and Human Motor Performance (LAFUP), University of Northern Parana (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil;3. Département Sciences de la Santé, Baccalauréat en Sciences (réadaptation) & Maîtrise ès Sciences Appliquées en Physiothérapie de l’UMcGill Offert en Extension à l’UQAC, Saguenay, Quebec, Canada |
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| Abstract: | ObjectivesTo investigate the effects of different variations of elastic therapeutic taping (ETT) on tests used to screen for ankle injury risk and function.DesignRandomized crossover.SettingLaboratory.ParticipantsTwelve professional male soccer players completed three experimental trials: No tape (NT), RockTape? (RT), and Kinesio? Tape (KT) applied to the ankle complex.Outcome MeasuresClinical and functional ankle screening tests were used to assess the effects of ETT on measures of joint position sense, postural stability and ground reaction forces.ResultsKT (P = 0.04) and RT (P = 0.01) demonstrated significant improvements in end range joint position sense. When compared to NT, RT significantly (P = 0.02) improved mid-range joint position sense at 15°, and time to complete a drop landing task. No significant differences were observed for measures of postural stability (P ≥ 0.12) nor ground reaction force variables (P ≥ 0.33).ConclusionsResults advocate the use of ETT for proprioceptive and functional tasks when applied to the ankles of healthy male soccer players. However, a greater number of practical and significant differences were observed when RT only was applied, indicating that practitioners may potentially advocate the use of RT for tasks requiring proprioception and functional performance. |
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| Keywords: | Kinesio? tape Kinesiology RockTape? Screening |
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