Use the Back button in your browser to see the other results of your search or to select another record.
Comparison of support provided by ankle taping and semirigid orthosis |
Gross MT, Bradshaw MK, Ventry LC, Weller KH |
The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy 1987 Jul;9(1):33-39 |
clinical trial |
4/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed* |
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of ankle taping and a semirigid othosis in providing ankle support before and after exercise. Twenty-two ankles were treated with ankle taping (treatment 1) and a semirigid orthosis (treatment II). Passive ankle inversion-eversion was measured on a Cybex II prior to application of the treatment, following application of the treamtne, and following a brief period of exercise. A two-way ANOVA and post hoc Tukey analyses indicated that post-application and post-exercise ankle motion was significantly less that pre-application motion for both treatment groups. However, inversion motion post-exercise was significantly greater than per-exercise motion for the taping condition, and the semirigid orthosis limited ankle motion significantly more than the taping treatment following exercise. The results wuggest that a semirigid orthosis similar to the one tested in this study may be more effective in preventing ankle sprain injuries than athletic tape.
|