title: The influence of Mulligan ankle taping during balance performance in subjects with unilateral chronic ankle instability.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether Mulligan ankle tape influenced the performance in subjects with unilateral chronic ankle instability (CAI) during static balance; postural sway recovery patterns after hopping and dynamic tracking balance tasks.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional, within-subjects experimental study design between 4 ankle conditions (taped; untaped: injured and uninjured).
  
  
  METHODS
  20 volunteer recreational athletes with unilateral CAI were recruited. Means and standard deviations highlighted the athletes' characteristics: age =23+/-1 years; height=173.1+/-2.4 cm; weight=69.3+/-3 kg; Functional Ankle Disability Index (FADI)=93.5+/-5.1% and FADI Sport=84.2+/-9.4%.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mulligan ankle taping.
  
  
  METHODS
  Static balance (10s); postural sway recovery patterns after a 30s functional hop test (immediately, 30 and 60s); dynamic tracking balance tasks (wandering, target overshoot and reaction-time).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Between the four conditions, static balance showed no significant differences (p=0.792); significant changes occurred in postural sway over time (p<0.001); no significant changes were reported for the dynamic tracking tasks. Wandering was highly correlated with reaction-time and overshooting (p<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Under resting and fatigued conditions, Mulligan ankle taping did not impact on the neuromuscular control during static and dynamic balance in subjects with healthy and unstable ankles.
authors.affiliation: Curtin University of Technology, School of Physiotherapy, Bentley, Australia. d.hopper@curtin.edu.au
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hopper
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Samsson
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hulenik
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Toby
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055052:Athletic Tape; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D013178:Sports Medicine; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult