title: Effect of taping on foot kinematics in persons with chronic ankle instability.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate differences in rigid-foot and multi-segmental foot kinematics between healthy (control) and chronic ankle instability (CAI) participants during running and to evaluate the effect of low-Dye (LD) and high-Dye (HD) taping on foot kinematics of CAI subjects.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional, comparative study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Kinematic data of 12 controls and 15 CAI participants were collected by a 3D motion analysis system during running. CAI participants performed barefoot (CAI_BF) running trials as well as trials with taping. A rigid Plug-in gait Model and the Rizzoli 3D Multi-Segment Foot Model were used. Groups were compared using one-dimensional statistical parametric mapping.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An increased inversion, a decreased dorsiflexion between the foot and tibia and a decreased external foot progression angle were found during terminal swing and early stance in the CAI_BF group. With respect to the taped conditions, post-hoc SPM{t} calculations highlighted a more dorsiflexed rearfoot (38-46% running cycle) in the CAI_HD compared to the CAI_LD, and a more inverted Mid-Met angle (6-24% running cycle) in the CAI_LD compared to the CAI_BF condition.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study revealed significant differences in rigid foot and multi-segmental foot kinematics between all groups. As high-dye taping embraces shank-rearfoot and forefoot, it seems to have better therapeutic features with respect to low-dye taping as the latter created a more inverted forefoot which may not be recommended in this population.
authors.affiliation: KU Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group, Belgium; KU Leuven, Laboratory for Clinical Motion Analysis, University Hospital Pellenberg, Belgium; Parnasse-ISEI, Bruxelles, Belgium. Electronic address: kevin.deschamps@faber.kuleuven.be.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Deschamps
authors.affiliation: KU Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group, Belgium.
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dingenen
authors.affiliation: KU Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group, Belgium.
authors.forename: Femke
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pans
authors.affiliation: KU Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group, Belgium.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Van Bavel
authors.affiliation: KU Leuven, Department of Development & Regeneration, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Orthopaedics, Foot & Ankle Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Giovanni Arnoldo
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Matricali
authors.affiliation: KU Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group, Belgium.
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Staes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055052:Athletic Tape; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Chronic ankle instability; Foot; Multi-segment kinematics; Running; Taping