International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Department of Rehabilitation, Hangzhou Wenhui University, Hangzhou, China

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• Research Article   
  Changes in Balance Ability and Electromyography Activity after Ankle Taping in Healthy Adults
  Author(s): WG Gao, ZH Yu, J Zhang, ZJ Fan and Yubao Ma*
  
  Objective: The purpose of present study was to investigate the effect of the ankle joint after the different taping (No Taping (NT), Lateral Taping (LT), Anterior-Posterior Taping (APT)) on the health adults balance ability and EMG activity around the ankle joint. Materials and Methods: After the LT or APT of the ankle joint, the balance ability and EMG around the ankle joint of the healthy adults, which were single-leg standing with eyes open and closed were measured. Balance ability and EMG was compared before and after taped when the eyes were opened and closed. Results: After LT and APT the body sway became less when eyes closed. In particular, LT methods, the trajectory length of X-direction shorter than NT (P<0.05); APT methods, the trajectory length of Y-direction shorter than NT (P<0.05). EMG activity.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9096.23.11.664

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