Highlights
- •We studied the immediate and prolonged effects (over 7d) of Kinesiology Tape in chronic unstable ankles.
- •Posturography analysis was conducted using the Somatosensory Organization Test (criterion standard).
- •Both groups (Kinesiology Tape and placebo) showed improvements through the follow-up.
- •There were no differences between placebo tape and Kinesiology Tape groups during the follow-up.
Abstract
Objective
To examine the immediate and prolonged effects (7d) of Kinesiology Tape (KT) on balance
in subjects with chronic ankle instability using computerized dynamic posturography
(CDP).
Design
A 7-day follow-up, single-blind randomized controlled trial.
Setting
University community.
Participants
Subjects (N=36) were screened for possible eligibility criteria, and 30 successfully
completed the study protocol. Of these, 15 were randomly assigned to the experimental
group (KT: 5 men, 10 women), and 15 were assigned to the control group (placebo tape:
10 men, 5 women).
Interventions
The experimental group was taped for a lateral ankle sprain with KT. In the control
group, a placebo tape was used. Balance was assessed under the following 3 conditions:
without taping, immediately after application, and after 7 days of use.
Main Outcome Measures
The CDP device used in this study was the Smart Equitest version 8.2. CDP analysis
was conducted using the Sensory Organization Test (SOT). As primaries outcome measures,
the composite SOT score and composite SOT strategy were chosen. The partial score
for SOT condition 2 and its strategy were considered as the secondary outcomes measures.
Results
Repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) demonstrated that there was not a significant
interaction between group and time in the composite SOT score (F=.239; P=.73), SOT condition 2 (F=.333; P=.705), and SOT strategy 2 (F=.899; P=.43). Additionally, repeated-measures ANOVA showed a significant effect for time
(composite SOT score: F=40.69; P≤.01; SOT condition 2: F=4.61; P=.014; SOT strategy 2: F=.899; P=.413; composite SOT strategy: F=15.14; P≤.01). Specifically, post hoc analysis showed that both groups obtained improvements
in composite SOT scores immediately after tape application and 7 days of use.
Conclusions
According to our results, the SOT scores of both the KT and control groups improved
during follow-up. No differences between them were observed during the follow-up in
most balance measurements. The observed changes may be related to a subjective increase
in confidence after the tape application.
Keywords
List of abbreviations:
ANOVA (analysis of variance), CAI (chronic ankle instability), CAIT (Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool), CDP (computerized dynamic posturography), COG (center of gravity), FAI (functional ankle instability), KT (Kinesiology Tape), SOT (Sensory Organization Test)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: September 07, 2015
Footnotes
Clinical Trial Registration No.: NCT02266290.
Disclosures: none.
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