Biomechanical effect of ankle Kinesio taping on the ground impacts during the vertical jump landing

Hsiao Hui Chiu, Lin Hwa Wang

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Abstract

The injuries in the lower limbs are common at the sports, and one of the most common injuries is ankle sprain. Kinesio taping is one of the useful treatments of ankle sprain. The objective of this study is to investigate the biomechanical effects of ankle Kinesio taping on ground impacts during the landing of vertical jump, and the effect of ankle Kinesio taping on vertical jump in functional instability. Two AMTI force plates and VICON motion analysis system were used to collect kinematic and kinetic data. The result of this study showed that the ankle Kinesio taping can reduce the functional instability group's time to ankle second peak ground reaction forces, and decrease the first peak vertical ground reaction forces and the integrated impulses after landing. There was no significant effect of ankle Kinesio taping on the biomechanical parameters of ground impact in the control group.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNEBEC 2009 - Proceedings of the IEEE 35th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781424443628
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
EventIEEE 35th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC 2009 - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: 2009 Apr 32009 Apr 5

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC
ISSN (Print)1071-121X

Other

OtherIEEE 35th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period09-04-0309-04-05

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Bioengineering

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