Effects of different types of taping on ankle joint kinesiology during walking in patients with chronic ankle instability

doi:10.12307/2025.606

Abstract

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic ankle instability tend to overpronate when walking, which increases the risk of ankle sprain during the stance phase of the walking cycle. Clinicians often use Kinesio taping or athletic taping for ankle taping. Since Kinesio taping is elastic and athletic taping cannot be stretched, there are differences in technical applications and physiological mechanisms between them, which may result in different rehabilitation effects.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of Kinesio taping and athletic taping on the frontal plane of the foot motion and the horizontal plane of the tibia motion in patients with chronic ankle instability during the stance phase of walking.
METHODS: Forty patients with chronic ankle instability were randomly divided into Kinesio taping group and athletic taping group. In the Kinesio taping group, two patches were pasted from the inside to the outside of the hind foot to generate pulling tension that facilitates foot eversion; in the athletic taping group, ankle locking basket taping was used. Walking tests were conducted on an electric treadmill before and after taping. A three-dimensional motion analysis system was used to obtain the kinematic parameters of the subjects’ foot and tibia.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: After taping, in the Kinesio taping group, the foot valgus angle increased in the early stance phase (P < 0.05), but there was no effect on foot position in the late stance phase (P > 0.05). After taping, in the athletic taping group, internal rotation of the tibia increased in the late stance phase (P < 0.05); however, there was no significant change in tibial position in the early stance phase (P > 0.05). To conclude, compared with athletic taping, Kinesio taping can provide a flexible pulling force that is beneficial for foot eversion in the early stance phase of the gait cycle, while not restricting normal foot inversion in the late stance phase. Therefore, Kinesio taping may be a practical rehabilitation therapy for patients with chronic ankle instability, correcting abnormal motion of the ankle joint without restricting its natural motion.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：组织构建；骨细胞；软骨细胞；细胞培养；成纤维细胞；血管内皮细胞；骨质疏松；组织工程

Key words: Kineso taping, athletic taping, chronic ankle instability, ankle joint kinesiology, gait cycle

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Liu Qing, Ma Gang, Cao Jianling, Zhang Yu, Xiong You, He Ruibo. Effects of different types of taping on ankle joint kinesiology during walking in patients with chronic ankle instability[J]. Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research, 2025, 29(14): 2989-2994.

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