title: Kinesiology tape mediates soccer-simulated and local peroneal fatigue in soccer players.
abstract: To investigate the efficacy of kinesiology taping in mediating the influence of fatigue on ankle sprain risk, 12 male soccer players completed single-leg dynamic balance trials pre- and post-exercise (soccer-specific protocol, isokinetic ankle inversion/eversion protocol) in each of three counter-balanced taping conditions (no tape, zinc oxide tape ZO, kinesiology tape KT). Balance was quantified as the overall stability index (OSI) and directional stability indices of platform deflection. Soccer-specific fatigue only increased OSI in the no tape condition (p = 0.03), with ZO and KT trials negating a fatigue affect. Localized fatigue increased OSI in the no tape (p = 0.01) and ZO (p = 0.05) trials, with no increase in the KT trial. A similar pattern was observed in medio-lateral and anterio-posterior balance indices. KT mediates soccer-simulated and local peroneal fatigue, with practical implications for epidemiological observations of increased injury risk during the latter stages of match play.
authors.affiliation: a Sports Injuries Research Group, Department of Sport & Physical Activity , Edge Hill University , Ormskirk , Lancashire , UK.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Farquharson
authors.affiliation: a Sports Injuries Research Group, Department of Sport & Physical Activity , Edge Hill University , Ormskirk , Lancashire , UK.
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greig
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D055052:Athletic Tape; D005221:Fatigue / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D004856:Postural Balance; D012916:Soccer / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Taping techniques; balance; fatigue; soccer