Assessing the effect of prophylactic ankle taping on ankle and knee biomechanics during landing tasks in healthy individuals: A cross-sectional observational study

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Assessing the effect of prophylactic ankle taping on ankle and knee biomechanics during landing tasks in healthy individuals: A cross-sectional observational studyAuthor(s)
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2023-07-31Citation
Romero-Morales, C., Matilde-Cruz, A., García-Arrabe, M., Higes-Núñez, F., Lópes, A. D., Saiz, S. J., Pareja-Galeano, H., & López-López, D.. (2024). Assessing the effect of prophylactic ankle taping on ankle and knee biomechanics during landing tasks in healthy individuals: A cross-sectional observational study. Sao Paulo Medical Journal, 142(2), e2022548. https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0548.R1.10032023
Abstract
[Abstract] BACKGROUND: Current research supports the fact that prophylactic ankle taping (AT) is effective in preventing
ankle injuries in amateur and elite sports athletes.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the effect of AT on balance, knee valgus during drop jump
and single-leg countermovement jump (SL-CMJ) landings, and ankle range of motion (ROM) restriction
in healthy participants.
DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted at the Universidad Europea
de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
METHODS: Participants: Thirty-nine healthy individuals participated in this study and performed the
movements under two conditions (with and without tape). Outcome measurements: ankle ROM, balance,
SL-CMJ height, flight time, ground time, and knee valgus. Before any intervention, a random process was
developed with a 1:1 allocation ratio, and the participants were assigned to groups A (tape-no tape) and
B (no tape-tape).
RESULTS: Significant differences between tape and no-tape moments were observed for drop jump knee
valgus flexion (P = 0.007), with an increase in knee valgus in participants with ankle taping. Similarly, the
Y-balance testshowed a significant decrease in all variables (P = 0.001 and), ankle dorsiflexion (P = 0.001)
in participants with ankle taping.
CONCLUSIONS: AT is effective for immediate ankle ROM restriction. However, an increase in knee valgus
during drop jump task and a decrease in lower limb balance were observed during drop jump task. Based
on these results, it can be concluded that AT application in healthy individuals should not be recommended
as it results in increase in injury risk factors.
Keywords
Ankle injuries
Biomechanical phenomena
Kinetics
Hopping training
Kinematics
Biomechanics
Lesiones en el tobillo
Fenómenos biomecánicos
Cinética
Entrenamiento de salto
Cinemática
Biomecánica
Biomechanical phenomena
Kinetics
Hopping training
Kinematics
Biomechanics
Lesiones en el tobillo
Fenómenos biomecánicos
Cinética
Entrenamiento de salto
Cinemática
Biomecánica
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