J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2021 Oct 26; doi: 10.7547/21-037. Epub 2021 Oct 26.
Immediate Effect of Kinesiology Tape on Functionality, Static and Dynamic Balance, Exercise Capacity and Posture in Users of High-Heeled Shoes.
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Irem Huzmeli, Zubeyir Sari, Hasan Hallaceli, Ozden Gokcek, Serkan Davut
PMID: 34698768
DOI: 10.7547/21-037
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Using high-heeled shoes in daily life affects the stability of walking, body posture, and functionality. So, the present study was aimed to determine the immediate effect of Kinesio-taping (KT) on functionality, static and dynamic balance, exercise capacity, posture in young women using high-heeled shoes.
METHODS: Thirty-seven females who were used high-heeled shoes with a mean age of 20.32{plus minus}1.37 years were divided into two groups: control (n:20) and study group(n:17). The study group's both limbs were taped medially, laterally, and dorsally with KT; no application was made to the control group. Balance [Techno Body Postural Line], functionality [vertical jump and functional reach test], exercise capacity [6-min walk test], human body posture [New York Posture Rating Chart] was assessed.
RESULTS: Use of high-heeled shoes was 8(7-9) hours/day, 5(3-5) days/week, 3(2-6.5) years in the study group versus 6(6-8) hours/day, 4(2.5-5.75) days/week for 4(2.5-5.75) years in the control group. Statistical significance in functional reach distance (cm) was found within the control (p:0.010) and study groups (p:0.005) but not between the groups (p˃0.05). Stabilometric mono pedal right foot elips area (mm2; p:0.006) and perimeter (mm;p:0.009); left foot elips area (mm2;p:0.016), perimeter (mm;p:0.023) and front/backward standard deviation (p:0.018); dynamic balance area gap percentage (%; p:0.030) were significant within the study group. Posture, vertical jump distance, exercise capacity, stabilometric test results, bipedal closed-eye&opened eye results were similar within and between the groups (p˃0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Kinesio-taping has no immediate effect on exercise capacity, vertical jump function, posture, and bipedal static balance but can modulate the functional reach function, static mono pedal leg balance, and dynamic equilibrium. Further studies are recommended to investigate the additive effect of KT with high heels and after 45 minutes, 24 hours and 72 hours.
Keywords: Postural balance; exercise capacity; high-heeled shoes; kinesio tape
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