title: Immediate effects of Mulligan's fibular repositioning taping on postural control in athletes with and without chronic ankle instability.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether fibular repositioning tape influenced the postural control performance in athletes with and without chronic ankle instability (CAI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Research laboratory.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study, within subjects experimental study design between 4 ankle conditions (taped and untaped: CAI and healthy athletes).
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixteen volunteer professional athletes with unilateral CAI (10 men and 6 women; age 23.2 ± 3 y, height 175.4 ± 10.3 cm, and weight 73 ± 14.5 kg) and sixteen volunteer healthy professional athletes (10 men and 6 women; age 22.8 ± 1.7 y, height 173.6 ± 12.2 cm, and weight 66.4 ± 11.4 kg).
  
  
  METHODS
  Fibular repositioning taping (FRT).
  
  
  METHODS
  Star excursion balance test (postural control) in anteromedial (AM), medial (M), and posteromedial (PM) directions were measured for the both group in two conditions: tape and untape.
  
  
  RESULTS
  FRT improved significantly postural control (M, AM and PM) in both groups (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We observed that FRT can significantly improve postural control in athletes with CAI and healthy athletes. Therefore, FRT can be an effective management for athletes who suffer from CAI. Also, this type of taping can apply immediately prior to activity and sport event to increase joint awareness of ankle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
authors.forename: Marjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Someeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali Asghar
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Norasteh
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Daneshmandi
authors.affiliation: Young Researchers and Elite Club, Roudbar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudbar, Iran. Electronic address: abbas_asadi1175@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asadi
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055052:Athletic Tape; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Ankle sprain; Postural control; Taping