Abstract
Background & Objective: Loss of medial longitudinal arch or excessive pronation of the subtalar and midtarsal joints is associated with abnormal biomechanics and leads to overuse injuries of the lower limb. These injuries tend to occur gradually over a period of time as a result of soft tissue creep and hysterisis from repeated loading. The intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscles work out of phase and prolong their activity in order to stabilize the foot. Physiotherapy treatment involves the application of anti-pronation taping and temporary orthotics in order to alleviate patient's symptoms. Low Dye taping generates a supinating force and is designed to support the medial longitudinal arch. Temporary foot orthosis also has an anti-pronation effect and has been extensively used. Thus this study aimed to compare and analyze the EMG activity of Tibialis Anterior and Peroneus Longus with modified Low Dye taping as opposed to with medial arch support.
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