title: Effects of balance taping using kinesiology tape in a patient with moderate hallux valgus: A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hallux valgus, an increased angle of lateral deviation in the big toe, can cause pain and difficulties in balancing and walking. This study aimed to investigate the effects of balance taping using elastic therapeutic tape on moderate hallux valgus.
  
  
  METHODS
  When she walked with shoes, she complained of pain over the medial eminence of the hallux metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. Balance taping using kinesiology tape was applied for 3 months (average, 16hours/d) to both big toes of a 26-year-old woman with moderate hallux valgus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On the right side, the hallux valgus angle (HVA) decreased from 21° to 14° and the intermetatarsal angle (IMA) decreased from 15° to 14.5°. On the left side, the HVA decreased from 22° to 11° and the IMA decreased from 15° to 12°. Furthermore, the patient was able to walk long distances in shoes without pain in the medial eminence of the hallux metatarsophalangeal joint.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggested that repeated balance taping with kinesiology tape could be used as a complementary treatment method for moderate hallux valgus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Science, Daegu University, Gyeongsan-si Department of Physical Therapy, College of Nursing and Healthcare Sciences, Dong-Eui University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sun-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jung-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055052:Athletic Tape; D005260:Female; D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint