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ANKLE TAPING DOES NOT IMPAIR PERFORMANCE IN JUMP OR BALANCE TESTS |
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Javier Abián-Vicén1  ,
Luis M. Alegre1, J. Manuel Fernández-Rodríguez2, Amador J. Lara1, Marta
Meana3 and Xavier Aguado1 |
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1Faculty of Sports Sciences and 2School of Physiotherapy, University of Castilla-La Mancha. Toledo, Spain. 3Faculty of Sports Sciences, Catholic University of San Antonio. Murcia, Spain |
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| ABSTRACT | |||
| This study aimed to investigate the influence of prophylactic
ankle taping on two balance tests (static and dynamic balance) and one jump
test, in the push off and the landing phase. Fifteen active young subjects
(age: 21.0 ± 4.4 years) without previous ankle injuries volunteered for
the study. Each participant performed three tests in two different situations:
with taping and without taping. The tests were a counter movement jump,
static balance, and a dynamic posturography test. The tests and conditions
were randomly performed. The path of the center of pressures was measured
in the balance tests, and the vertical ground reaction forces were recorded
during the push-off and landing phases of the counter movement jump. Ankle
taping had no influence on balance performance or in the push off phase
of the jump. However, the second peak vertical force value during the landing
phase of the jump was 12% greater with ankle taping (0.66 BW, 95% CI -0.64
to 1.96). The use of prophylactic ankle taping had no influence on the balance
or jump performance of healthy young subjects. In contrast, the taped ankle
increased the second peak vertical force value, which could be related to
a greater risk of injury produced by the accumulation of repeated impacts
in sports where jumps are frequently performed.
Key words: Biomechanics, propioception, force platform, ground reaction forces, center of pressure. |
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