Optimizing ankle performance when taped : effects of kinesiology and athletic taping on proprioception in full weight-bearing stance
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Optimierung der Leistung des getapten Sprunggelenks : Effekte von Kinesio- und Sporttape auf die Propriozeption im Stand mit voller Belastung |
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Autor: | Long, Zhi; Wang, Renwei; Han, Jia; Waddington, Gordon; Adams, Roger; Anson, Judith |
Erschienen in: | Journal of science and medicine in sport |
Veröffentlicht: | 20 (2017), 3, S. 236-240, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1440-2440, 1878-1861 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsams.2016.08.024 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201709007334 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Objectives: To explore the effects of kinesiology taping (KT) and athletic taping (AT) on ankle proprioception when tested in functional, full weight-bearing stance. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Twenty-four healthy university students participated. Proprioception was measured using the Active Movement Extent Discrimination Apparatus (AMEDA). The three testing conditions: no-taping, KT, AT, and foot tested were randomly assigned. Perceived comfort, support and proprioceptive performance under two taping conditions were recorded. Results: Proprioceptive discrimination scores with 95% CIs for no-taping, KT and AT were 0.81 (0.79–0.84), 0.81 (0.79–0.83), and 0.79 (0.77–0.81). Repeated measures ANOVA showed neither any significant difference associated with taping compared with no-taping (p = 0.30), nor any difference between KT and AT (p = 0.19). The group was then divided, according to their no-taping scores, into two sub-groups: with scores below the no-taping mean (n = 13), and above the mean (n = 11). ANOVA revealed a significant interaction (p = 0.008) indicating that above-average no-taping performers proprioception scores were worse when taped, whereas below-average performers improved. For both KT and AT, only ratings of perceived comfort when taped were significantly associated with actual proprioceptive performance (both r > 0.44, p ≤ 0.03). Other perception ratings (support and performance) were significantly inter-correlated (both r > 0.42, p < 0.04), but neither was significantly correlated with actual performance (both p > 0.31). Conclusions: Taping of the foot and ankle may amplify sensory input in a way that enhances proprioception of poor performers but produces an input overload that impairs proprioception in those who originally performed well when no-taping. Screening of ankle proprioception may identify those who would benefit most from taping.