Theraputic effect of kinesio tape on lateral ankle instability / Mohamed Alshafey Mohamed Alshafey ; Supervised Nadia Abdelazeem Fiaaz , Molham Mahmood Mohammad , Mohamed Farouq Ali

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery

Objective:To determine the effect of kinesio taping on balance and functional performance in patients with lateral ankle instability. Material and Methods:The study included 30 subjects with age was ranged from 18 to 35 years.; they were divided into two groups: (experimental group A): This group Consisted of 15 patients with lateral ankle sprain treated by selected balance training program in form of three sessions per week for four weeks, in addition to taping the ankle joint with adhesive elastic kinesiotape.(control group B): This group Consisted of 15 patients with lateral ankle sprain treated by selected balance training program in form of three sessions per week for four weeks, the same balance training as group (A) but without the use of kiesio tape to the ankle joint .The investigations were conducted at balance unit, in sport medicine specialized center in Nasr city. Measurements were conducted before starting the treatment as a first record and at the end of 4weeks of treatment as second record. Results: when comparing the two groups (A and B) before treatment, the mean ± SD values were 2.79 ± 1.05 and 2.46 ± 0.92 respectively which indicated no significant difference (p= 0.365), while comparing the two groups after four weeks of treatment, the mean ± SD values were 1.33 ± 0.36 and 1.9 ± 0.69 respectively which indicated a significant improvement (p= 0.011) in favor of group (A) (MD= 0.57) and % of improvement was 21.42 %. Conclusion: it was concluded that kinesiotaping had improvement onbalance and functional performance in patient with lateral ankle sprain

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