Affiliations: [a] Department of Physical Therapy, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Korea | [b] Department of Physical Therapy, College of Nursing and Healthcare Sciences, Dong-Eui University, Korea
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Corresponding author: Jung-Hoon Lee, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Nursing and Healthcare Sciences, Dong-Eui University, 176 Eomgwangno, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-714, Korea. Tel.: +82 51 890 4222; Fax: +82 51 890 4229; E-mail:dreampt@hanmail.net
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Soccer, one of the most popular and well-known sports
worldwide, involves complex motions such as running, quick changes in
direction, jumping, and landing, all of which have a high risk of injury.
Among them, ankle injuries are the most frequent. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the immediate effects of ankle
balance taping (ABT) with kinesiology tape on the dynamic balance of young
male soccer players with functional ankle instability (FAI). METHODS: Nine young male soccer players with FAI in their dominant
ankle were randomly subjected to no-, placebo-, and real-ABT conditions.
After the appropriate treatment was administered, the dynamic balance was
measured using the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT). RESULTS: In terms of the anterior and posterolateral reach
distances on the SEBT, the real-ABT condition showed statistically
significant increases compared to the no- and placebo-ABT conditions (p <
0.05), while in the case of posteromedial reach distances, the real-ABT
condition showed a statistically significant increase (p < 0.05) compared to
the no-ABT condition. CONCLUSION: ABT using kinesiology tape can be expected to improve
the dynamic balance of young male soccer players with FAI.
Keywords: Ankle balance taping, dynamic balance, functional ankle instability, star excursion balance test, young soccer player
