The Effect of Ankle Taping on the Centre of Pressure (Cop) At Heel Strike In Subjects with A History of Inversion Ankle Sprains; A Secondary Analysis of Existing Data
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Sports and Physical Education (IOSR-JSPE) - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Objective: Prophylactic ankle taping is considered as one of the most effective treatment strategy following inversion ankle sprains. In the last few decades, several studies have established that centre of pressure (COP) of the ankle and foot complex plays an important role in estimating abnormal mechanics following inversion ankle sprains. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of ankle taping on the centre of pressure (COP) of the ankle and foot complex at heel strike in participants with a history of inversion ankle sprain. Methods: In this study, secondary analysis of the data recorded from a well designed cohort study was conducted. The study participants were grouped as cases (n = 14) with a mean age of 26.9 (± 11.3) years and controls (n = 14) with a mean age of 34.9 (± 10.0) years. The cases represented the participants having functional ankle instability (FAI) following inversion ankle sprains and the controls represented non ankle sprain (NAS) participants. All the participants were instructed to walk barefooted over the Rs scan platform with untaped ankle. At heel strike of the stance phase, the participant’s untaped foot print measurements were taken by the examiner followed by taped measurements. The participant’s ankle and foot were taped using closed basket weave technique with figure of eight heel lock. All the participants were instructed to start and finish walking from the same starting point on the floor marked by the examiner with a tape. The variable measured was the X component (Medio-Lateral) of the centre of pressure (COP) at heel strike. Centre of pressure (COP) data was recorded at first foot contact (FFC) and first metatarsal contact (FMC) of the initial contact phase (ICP) of heel strike in stance phase. Microsoft windows excel and windows SPSS version 20.0 was used for the statistical analysis of the data collected from the participants in both the groups. Results: Results obtained were not significant (p>0.05) while comparing the data between the taped and untaped participants in the functional ankle instability group (cases). The results comparing the untaped participants in between both the groups (cases and controls) and taped participants in between both the groups (cases and controls) recorded were also not significant (p>0.05). The non ankle sprain participants (controls) demonstrated significant results when compared between the taped and untaped participants at first foot contact (FFC) (p= 0.02) and first metatarsal contact (FMC) (p = 0.04). However the results comparing the initial contact phase (ICP) data between the taped and untapped participants of the non ankle sprain participants (controls) recorded were not significant (p>0.05). Conclusion: The results obtained in this study states that ankle taping has no effect on centre of pressure (COP) of the ankle and foot complex at heel strike following a history inversion ankle sprain.
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Subhasis Karmakar
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