Immediate and late effects of Kinesio taping on postural sway in patients with ankle sprain

authors:

avatar Rabee Hariri , avatar Amir Hoshang Bakhtiary , * , avatar majid mirmohammadkhani , avatar Atefeh Aminianfar , avatar Rozita Hedayati ORCID

Koomesh: Vol.16, issue 3; 425-432
published online: September 28, 2015
article type: Research Article
received: August 03, 2014
accepted: January 05, 2015

how to cite: Hariri R, Bakhtiary A H, mirmohammadkhani M, Aminianfar A, Hedayati R. Immediate and late effects of Kinesio taping on postural sway in patients with ankle sprain. koomesh. 2015;16(3):e151267. 

Abstract

  Introduction : Ankle sprain is one of the most prevalent traumatic injuries in joints, which can lead to instability, osteoarthritis and functional deficit in the ankle. The purpose of this study was to determine the acute and late effects of (KT) kinesio taping on the postural sway in patients with ankle sprain .   Material and methods: Fifteen subjects with history of ankle sprain (7 men and 8 women) were participated in this study including two periods of taping and non-taping sessions. The measurements included: displacement the centre of pressure (COP), speed of COP displacement and the standard deviation (SD) of COP displacement in the anteroposterior and lateral directions, with and without perturbation. All parameters were measured twice with one day interval before taping, immediately and 24 hours after taping, and immediately after tape removal .   Results: There were not any significant differences in the mean and SD of COP displacement, the speed of COP displacement and KT and No-KT situations.   Conclusion: This study’s findings indicate that KT may not improve the balance performance in subjects with ankle sprain.