No adverse events were reported .
Kinesiotape may produce different effects in healthy and injured ankles .
In healthy ankles , kinesiotape may increase postural control , whereas in injured ankles it may improve proprioception , plantarflexor endurance and the performance of activities .
CONCLUSIONS It is recommended that kinesiotape may be used in clinical practice to prevent lateral ankle injuries ( through its effects on postural control ) and manage lateral ankle injuries due to its positive effects on proprioception , muscle endurance and activity performance .
It appears that kinesiotape may not provide sufficient mechanical support to improve postural control in unstable ankles .
OBJECTIVE To identify , evaluate and synthesis e evidence on the effect of kinesiotape applied to the lateral aspect of the ankle , through a systematic review of quantitative studies .
Mechanical instability after an acute lateral ankle sprain.
OBJECTIVE To examine the natural recovery of mechanical laxity after an ankle sprain over an 8-week period . DESIGN Prospect i ve cohort study . SETTING Biodynamics research laboratory . PARTICIPANTS Subjects with an acute lateral ankle sprain ( n=16 ; 7 men , 9 women ; age , 19.5+/-0.7y ; mass , 64.6+/-8.1 kg ; height , 171.9+/-9.6 cm ) and healthy controls ( n=16 ; 7 men , 9 women ; age , 20.4+/-1.7y ; mass , 76.9+/-11.1 kg ; height , 176.5+/-11.1 cm ) participated . INTERVENTIONS Not applicable . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Subjects with acute ankle sprains were tested 3 days after injury and again 8 weeks later . Anterior and posterior displacement ( mm ) and inversion and eversion rotation ( degrees ) were measured with an instrumented arthrometer . For each dependent variable , a 2 x 2 x 2 repeated- measures multivariate analysis of variance was performed . RESULTS A significant interaction was found between group , time , and side for anterior translation ( F=4.24 , P=.05 ) . There were also significant main effects for group . There was significantly more anterior displacement at day 3 ( F=19.52 , P=.001 ) and at week 8 ( F=8.45 , P=.010 ) in the injured group compared with the healthy group . There was also significantly more inversion rotation at day 3 ( F=2.70 , P=.002 ) and at week 8 ( F=5.4 , P=.033 ) in the injured group compared with the healthy group . CONCLUSIONS The lack of significant differences in mechanical laxity over an 8-week period suggests that natural recovery of laxity takes longer than 8 weeks . Further research needs to be conducted to examine how long this laxity persists and the role ankle rehabilitation plays in mechanical stability restoration
No adverse events were reported .
Kinesiotape may produce different effects in healthy and injured ankles .
In healthy ankles , kinesiotape may increase postural control , whereas in injured ankles it may improve proprioception , plantarflexor endurance and the performance of activities .
CONCLUSIONS It is recommended that kinesiotape may be used in clinical practice to prevent lateral ankle injuries ( through its effects on postural control ) and manage lateral ankle injuries due to its positive effects on proprioception , muscle endurance and activity performance .
It appears that kinesiotape may not provide sufficient mechanical support to improve postural control in unstable ankles .
OBJECTIVE To identify , evaluate and synthesis e evidence on the effect of kinesiotape applied to the lateral aspect of the ankle , through a systematic review of quantitative studies .