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Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research article

The effect of ankle tape on joint position sense after local muscle fatigue: a randomized controlled trial

Authors: Akram Jahjah, Dietmar Seidenspinner, Karl Schüttler, Antonio Klasan, Thomas J. Heyse, Dominik Malcherczyk, Bilal Farouk El-Zayat

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

Ankle tape is widely used by athletes to prevent ankle sprain. Although there is growing evidence that ankle tape improve joint position sense, but yet it is not clear even if tape improve joint position sense after muscle fatigue, because fatigue impair joint position sense and raise the risk of ankle sprain. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of ankle tape on joint position sense after local muscle fatigue.

Method

This trial is a randomized controlled trial. 34 healthy subjects participated in this trial. Subjects were randomized distributed into two groups: with tape and without tape. Active and passive absolute error and variable error mean values for two target positions of the ankle joint (15° inversions and inversion minus 5°) before and after fatigue protocol consisted of 30 consecutive maximal concentric/concentric contractions of the ankle evertors and invertors. In this trail joint position sense for all subjects was assessed using The Biodex System isokinetic dynamometer 3, this system is used also for fatigue protocol.

Results

For the variable error (VE), significant mean effect was found for active joint position sense in 15° of inversion after muscle fatigue (P < 0, 05). It was a significant decrease in the work in the last third of inversion detected (P < 0, 05). There was no significant main effect found for fatigue index of eversion.

Conclusion

Ankle tape can improve joint position sense at the fatigue session when joint position sense becomes worse. As a result, ankle tape may be useful to prevent ankle sprain during playing sports. We suggest athletes and individuals at risk of ankle sprain to apply taping before high-load activity.

Trial registration

The study was retrospectively registered on the ISRCTN registry with study ID ISRCTN30042335 on 12th December 2017.
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Metadata
Title
The effect of ankle tape on joint position sense after local muscle fatigue: a randomized controlled trial
Authors
Akram Jahjah
Dietmar Seidenspinner
Karl Schüttler
Antonio Klasan
Thomas J. Heyse
Dominik Malcherczyk
Bilal Farouk El-Zayat
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1909-2

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