The Immediate Effect of Kinesio Taping on the Balance Performance of Patients with Chronic Ankle Sprains: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: Lateral ankle sprain is a common injury resulting from rapid supination moment that damages the lateral ligaments and cartilaginous surfaces contributes to deterioration of functional stability balance among individuals. Objectives: This study aimed investigate immediate effect Kinesio Taping (KT) on performance patients with chronic sprains. Methods: randomized, single-blind, parallel-group was performed using allocation concealment method. Sixty individuals (27 males 33 females) history were recruited randomly assigned one experimental (KT; n = 30) or control (non-KT; groups. The intervention continued for two consecutive days, including four assessment sessions before after taping first day removing KT second day. mean standard deviation (SD) center pressure (COP) displacement velocity SD COP measured in ant-post med-lat directions following inversion anterior perturbations. For data analysis, analysis variance (ANOVA) test SPSS software version 22. registered Iranian Registry Clinical Trials (IRCT2013110415262N1). Results: results repeated measures ANOVA revealed an increase changes displacement, direction during perturbation immediately (P 0.031, P 0.005, 0.011, respectively) 24 hours 0.019, 0.002, 0.009, respectively), compared group. Moreover, perturbation, significant observed applying direction, group 0.022 0.016, respectively). Conclusions: Our findings might not improve sway