Williams SA, Ng L, Stephens N, Klem N, Wild C. Effect of prophylactic ankle taping on ankle and knee biomechanics during basketball-specific tasks in females.
Phys Ther Sport 2018;
32:200-206. [PMID:
29803127 DOI:
10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.04.006]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ankle taping on ankle and knee joint biomechanics during cutting and rebound activities in females.
DESIGN
Cross-sectional.
SETTING
Laboratory.
PARTICIPANTS
Twenty semi-professional female basketball players performed a cut and rebound task under two conditions (taped and no-tape).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Kinematic and ground reaction force data were collected during the deceleration phase of each movement task.
RESULTS
Taping resulted in a significant reduction in peak ankle dorsiflexion, inversion and internal rotation angles and range of motion (ROM) at the ankle joint; and reduced knee ROM in the sagittal plane during the rebound task only. Taping significantly reduced peak knee flexion moment (0.29 Nm/kg, P = 0.013) and increased knee internal rotation moment (0.63 Nm/kg, P = 0.026) during the cutting task compared to control. Taping also significantly reduced the internal rotation moment (0.07 Nm/kg, P = 0.025), and medial shear forces (0.14 N/kg, P = 0.012) in the rebound task.
CONCLUSION
Results of the study suggest that ankle taping restrict ankle range of movement in the rebound task only and ankle taping appears to have upstream effects on the knee, which may have injury implications.
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