The Effect of Ankle Taping and Balance Exercises on Postural Stability

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Both taping and balance exercises have effects on dynamic balance, so this study compared ankle taping and balance exercise on postural stability indices in healthy women. we hypothesized that both balance exercise and taping would increase stability indices but the effects of balance exercise was more greater than taping.

Detailed Description
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The ability to control the body in the space is a complex interaction between musculoskeletal and neural systems. This set is called postural control system. Postural control involves the control of body position in space for the dual purposes of postural stability and postural orientation. Balance process is divided into four-stage by Sullivan and Markos: mobility, stability, controlled mobility, and skill. Several types of exercise have been proposed to improve proprioception. Bout and Gahery stated that balance exercises improve neuromuscular relations and reduces the proprioception errors. They believe that those who have more proprioception difficulty may benefit more from exercise therapy.Taping is another technique to enhance proprioception. Improvement in proprioception leads to better function and reduction of disability. Kinesiotaping is being used to prevent injuries and to help curing the injury. It can also improve efficiency in sport, improve lymph and venous circulation, decrease edema, stimulate the mechanoreceptors and increase awareness of subject about the ankle position, reduces the pain and improves muscle performance

Official Title
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The Effect of Ankle Taping and Balance Exercises on Postural Stability Indices in Healthy Women

Conditions
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Disturbance; Balance, Labyrinth, Proprioceptive Disorders

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Balance exercise and ankle taping


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: having no pain in ankle joint, not having sport activity in the period of this study, healthy sensory motor function in lower limb, no history of neuromuscular disease, vertigo or any uncorrected visual problems, any kind of ankle injury or lower limb surgery, taking sedative medication, cardiovascular, neurologic, and pulmonary disease, balance problems, rheumatoid disease, psychological disease, body mass index between 17 to25. Exclusion Criteria: ankle pain, allergy to tape, and not completing all interventional sessions.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 19 Years
Maximum Age: 22 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Balance exrercise and ankle taping<br>Balance Exercises:Balance exercises for 6 weeks, 3 sessions per week and each session was 40 minutes for training group. Ankle taping: Ankle joint taping was performed for 6 weeks and was renewed three times a week. | Other: Balance exercise and ankle taping<br>* Balance Exercises: The first group performed balance exercise which last for six weeks, 3 times a week, and 40 minutes each session. Each session started by several minutes of slow walking and progressive stretching of ankle, knee and hip muscles which was gradually increased in time and repetition. After that, balance exercises were performed. Ankle taping: In second group Ankle joint taping continued for 6 weeks and was renewed three times a week.<br>* Other names: Ankle taping;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stability Index | Biodex Balance System: It is possible to quantify the neuromuscular control performance by evaluating subject's ability in single and double leg balance on a stable or unstable surface. This system can be used to do exercises in order to increase kinesthetic abilities and improve proprioception. | 6 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| zone and quadrant | In balance testing which quadrant and zone are used by subjects. | 6 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Balance exercise, Ankle, Postural stability, Taping, Biodex