Multidimensional impact of low-Dye taping on low-load hopping in individuals with and without plantar fasciitis.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:

Evaluate the acute effect of low-Dye, placebo and no tape on motor behaviour in individuals with plantar fasciitis (PF).

DESIGN:

Prospective, experimental.

SETTING:

Motion analysis laboratory.

PARTICIPANTS:

Ten participants with PF and ten matched controls.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:

Hopping behaviour (lower-limb stiffness and ankle angle at peak loading) were evaluated during low-load sleigh hopping, during three taping conditions. Stiffness and ankle angle were determined using three-dimensional motion analysis. Pain during submaximal loading was assessed with a numeric pain rating scale.

RESULTS:

The lower-limb stiffness response to therapeutic taping was modulated by the presence of PF (interaction, F = 4.48, p = 0.018). Matched controls demonstrated a significant increase in stiffness post application of low-Dye taping (p = 0.001), stiffness was unchanged in the PF group. In the PF group, low-Dye taping decreased hopping pain in comparison to placebo (p = 0.037) and no-tape (p = 0.024). There was no difference in ankle angle at peak loading between the groups or across taping conditions.

CONCLUSIONS:

Low-Dye taping reduces nociceptive inputs more than placebo in the presence of PF pain. Low-Dye tape alters stiffness in the control group but not the PF group. The motor behavioural outputs such as stiffness, during low-load hopping is modulated by both pathology and therapeutic taping.

• Authors: Tarbie Van Tonder, Garry T Allison, Diana Hopper, Tiffany L Grisbrook
• Journal: Physical therapy in sport : official journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine (Phys Ther Sport) Vol. 29 Pg. 43-49 (Jan 2018) ISSN: 1873-1600 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 29245027 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Aged
• Ankle Joint (physiopathology)
• Athletic Tape
• Biomechanical Phenomena
• Fasciitis, Plantar (therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pain Measurement
• Prospective Studies