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KMID : 1211620230180020001
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
2023 Volume.18 No. 2 p.1 ~ p.11
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Immediate Effects of Ankle Eversion Taping on Balance and Gait Function in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Bae Hye-In
Lee Myeong-Ho
Kim Myoung-Kwon
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Abstract
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PURPOSE: This study examined the immediate effects of applying ankle eversion taping using kinesiology tape in chronic stroke patients―design: a randomized cross-over trial.
METHODS: Seventeen stroke patients underwent three interventions in random order. The subjects were initially assigned randomly to an ankle eversion taping, placebo taping, or no taping for each intervention. Ankle eversion taping was used for mechanical correction and was involved in ankle dorsiflexion and eversion. The tape was stretched by 30?40%.
Placebo tapping was applied in the same form as eversion tapping but was not stretched. The balance ability was assessed using the Y-balance test. The gait ability was assessed by maximum foot pressure and time of stance phase, and gait speed was assessed using a 10 m walk test (10MWT). All measurements were performed immediately after the intervention.
RESULTS: The results showed that the dynamic balance and stance phase time in chronic stroke patients was improved after ankle eversion taping. The ankle eversion taping conditions increased significantly (p < .05) compared to the placebo and no taping conditions.
CONCLUSION: The application of ankle eversion taping that uses kinesiology tape instantly increased the gait ability of chronic stroke patients. On the other hand, more research will be needed to identify the long-term effects of ankle eversion taping.
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KEYWORD
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Ankle eversion taping, Gait, Stroke
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