Effects of ankle Kinesio™ taping on jump biomechanics in collegiate athletes with chronic ankle instability

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11332-021-00863-3" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11332-021-00863-3</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11332-021-00863-3" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11332-021-00863-3</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Effects of ankle Kinesio™ taping on jump biomechanics in collegiate athletes with chronic ankle instability

Original language description

Background: Athletes with chronic ankle instability (CAI) are prone to recurrent ankle giving-way episodes due to impairments in the joint’s stress-shielding capacity. CAI can deteriorate athletes’ biomechanics and increase the risk of other lower limb injuries. One popular treatment for CAI is Kinesio tape (KT). The effects of lateral ankle support from KT application on different jump biomechanical characteristics such as kinetic, kinematic and electromyography variables have not been extensively studied. Aims: This study was designed to observe the impacts of ankle KT on lower limb biomechanics and muscle activation during a countermovement jump among athletes with CAI. Methods: Thirty collegiate athletes with CAI performed three countermovement jumps before and after KT application around their shank and ankle. Kinematic variables included ankle, knee, and hip range of motion, angular velocity, and power. Kinetic variables included vertical ground reaction force, rate of force development, and peak power. Muscle activation was measured from lateral and medial gastrocnemius, tibialis anterior, and peroneus longus. Results: KT decreased frontal plane ankle movement (P = 0.002) and peroneus longus activity (P = 0.045). Additionally, we observed a significant increase in jump height (P = 0.001), ankle plantar flexion ROM (P = 0.006), angular velocity of all lower limb joints (P &lt; 0.05), vertical ground reaction force (P &lt; 0.001), rate of force development (P &lt; 0.001), peak power (P &lt; 0.001), hip and ankle joint power (P = 0.001, and 0.021, respectively), and activity amplitudes of lateral gastrocnemius (P = 0.028) and medial gastrocnemius (P = 0.015). Conclusion: Lateral ankle support using KT appears to decrease ankle ROM in the frontal plane and ankle stabilizer activity, suggesting KT may be efficient for supporting the lateral ankle during jumping. Moreover, KT could improve various kinematic and kinetic variables that resulted in better jump performance. It seems that ankle KT may be beneficial for protecting the joint while improving the performance.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

<a href="/en/project/GJ18-16107Y" target="_blank" >GJ18-16107Y: Postural stability and its relationship to the muscle strength of selected muscle groups</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Sport Sciences for Health

ISSN

1824-7490

e-ISSN

1825-1234

Volume of the periodical

18

Issue of the periodical within the volume

September

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

839-846

UT code for WoS article

000713899900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85118421395