Effects of Ankle Eversion Taping on Muscle Activity in Chronic Ankle Instability Adults during Sudden Inversion

Abstract

Ankle sprain is an injury in which the ligament of the ankle is stretched or torn when a strong external force is applied to the ankle joint. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of ankle eversion taping on muscle activity in chronic ankle instability adults during sudden inversion. The subjects of this study were forty subjects with ankle instability. The subjects performed sudden ankle inversion on the trapdoor with and without taping applied. The application of taping was conducted randomly. The subjects performed the trapdoor test three times using dominant feet with a 60 sec rest period between tests. This study assessed muscle activity during sudden ankle inversion three times. The results of the ankle eversion taping showed a significant difference of Tibialis Anterior, Peroneus Longus, Peroneus Brevis muscles activity than no taping (p<.05). But, ankle eversion taping showed no significant difference of Gastrocnemius muscle activity than no taping (p>.05). The application of taping can be used as a method of prevention and intervention of ankle injury.