Tomruk Melda Soysal, Tomruk Murat, Alkan Emrullah, Gelecek Nihal
Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, Turkey.
Institute of Health Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, İzmir, Turkey.
Korean J Fam Med. 2022 Mar;43(2):109-116. doi: 10.4082/kjfm.21.0015. Epub 2022 Mar 17.
The ankle-foot complex plays a key role in maintaining balance because it collects proprioceptive data. Kinesio taping (KT) is a rehabilitative method performed by the cutaneous application of a special elastic tape. The mechanical correction technique of KT was suggested to reposition the joints and alter balance parameters. The aim was to reveal the pure effects of ankle KT on balance, range of motion (ROM), and muscle strength in healthy individuals.
Forty healthy students were recruited for this randomized, sham-controlled study at a local university. Participants were divided into two groups-experimental and sham application groups. The primary outcome measures were balance parameters. Athlete Single Leg (ASL), Limits of Stability (LoS), and Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction and Balance (CTSIB) were used to measure single-leg dynamic balance, dynamic postural control, and sensory interaction of balance, respectively. Dorsiflexion ROM and dorsiflexor muscle strength were the secondary outcomes.
The ASL score showed significant improvement only in the experimental KT group (P=0.02); however, the LoS score increased significantly in both groups (P<0.05). CTSIB scores, dorsiflexion ROM, and dorsiflexor muscle strength for both ankles did not change in any of the groups after intervention (P>0.05). Moreover, there was no superiority of one intervention over the other in improving any of the variables (P>0.05).
The mechanical correction technique of KT can be useful in providing immediate improvement in single-leg dynamic balance in healthy individuals. However, it may not be effective to significantly change the sensory interaction of balance, dorsiflexion ROM, and muscle strength.
踝足复合体在维持平衡中起关键作用，因为它收集本体感觉数据。肌内效贴布（KT）是一种通过在皮肤上粘贴特殊弹性胶带进行的康复方法。KT的机械矫正技术被认为可重新定位关节并改变平衡参数。目的是揭示踝关节KT对健康个体平衡、活动范围（ROM）和肌肉力量的纯粹影响。
在当地一所大学招募了40名健康学生进行这项随机、假对照研究。参与者分为两组——实验组和假贴组。主要结局指标是平衡参数。分别使用运动员单腿测试（ASL）、稳定性极限测试（LoS）和感觉交互与平衡临床测试（CTSIB）来测量单腿动态平衡、动态姿势控制和平衡的感觉交互。背屈ROM和背屈肌力量是次要结局指标。
仅实验组的KT组ASL评分有显著改善（P = 0.02）；然而，两组的LoS评分均显著增加（P < 0.05）。干预后，任何一组的CTSIB评分、双踝背屈ROM和背屈肌力量均未改变（P > 0.05）。此外，在改善任何变量方面，一种干预并不优于另一种干预（P > 0.05）。
KT的机械矫正技术可有效立即改善健康个体的单腿动态平衡。然而，它可能无法有效显著改变平衡的感觉交互、背屈ROM和肌肉力量。
