Low-dye taping may enhance physical performance and muscle activation in basketball players with overpronated feet
<h4>Background</h4> Low-dye taping (LTD) is widely used by athletes and medical practitioners but the research regarding its impacts on athletic performance is lacking. This study investigated the effects of using low-dye taping on plyometric performance and muscle activities in recreati...
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| author | Indy M. K. Ho Anthony Weldon Natalia C. Y. Yeung Jim T. C. Luk |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4> Low-dye taping (LTD) is widely used by athletes and medical practitioners but the research regarding its impacts on athletic performance is lacking. This study investigated the effects of using low-dye taping on plyometric performance and muscle activities in recreational basketball players with overpronated feet. <h4>Methods</h4> Twelve collegiate males with at least three years basketball training experience and navicular drop (ND) value ≥10 mm performed the navicular drop, drop jump and countermovement jump tests. Surface electromyography of selected lower limb muscles were observed during bilateral free squat. All tests in non-taped (NT) and taped (TAP) conditions were counterbalanced using repeated crossover study design. Paired t-test with an alpha level of 0.05 and non-clinical magnitude-based decision (MBD) with standardized effects were used to analyze data. <h4>Results</h4> Contact time and reactive strength index (RSI) in the TAP condition were significantly shorter (p = 0.041) and higher (p<0.01) than the NT condition respectively. No significant difference in CMJ performance between NT and TAP was observed. MBD demonstrated clear effects on both ND (standardized effect: -1.54±0.24), flight time (standardized effect: 0.24±0.30), contact time (standardized effect: -0.27±0.21), RSI (standardized effect: 0.69±0.35) and eccentric activities of inferior gluteus maximus (standardized effect: 0.23±0.35), gluteus medius (standardized effect: 0.26±0.29) and tibialis anterior (standardized effect: 0.22±0.06). <h4>Conclusions</h4> LDT is effective in correcting overpronated feet by increasing ND height. Meanwhile, it provides a small increase in RSI and gluteal muscle activity during the eccentric (down) phase of the bilateral squat, and without affecting CMJ performance. Conditioning coaches or therapists may use LDT to enhance gluteal activation for reducing injury occurrence and reactive strength performance in drop jump tasks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d6b86cb97bd48f392f1cdbe822d85202022-12-22T04:30:09ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011710Low-dye taping may enhance physical performance and muscle activation in basketball players with overpronated feetIndy M. K. HoAnthony WeldonNatalia C. Y. YeungJim T. C. Luk<h4>Background</h4> Low-dye taping (LTD) is widely used by athletes and medical practitioners but the research regarding its impacts on athletic performance is lacking. This study investigated the effects of using low-dye taping on plyometric performance and muscle activities in recreational basketball players with overpronated feet. <h4>Methods</h4> Twelve collegiate males with at least three years basketball training experience and navicular drop (ND) value ≥10 mm performed the navicular drop, drop jump and countermovement jump tests. Surface electromyography of selected lower limb muscles were observed during bilateral free squat. All tests in non-taped (NT) and taped (TAP) conditions were counterbalanced using repeated crossover study design. Paired t-test with an alpha level of 0.05 and non-clinical magnitude-based decision (MBD) with standardized effects were used to analyze data. <h4>Results</h4> Contact time and reactive strength index (RSI) in the TAP condition were significantly shorter (p = 0.041) and higher (p<0.01) than the NT condition respectively. No significant difference in CMJ performance between NT and TAP was observed. MBD demonstrated clear effects on both ND (standardized effect: -1.54±0.24), flight time (standardized effect: 0.24±0.30), contact time (standardized effect: -0.27±0.21), RSI (standardized effect: 0.69±0.35) and eccentric activities of inferior gluteus maximus (standardized effect: 0.23±0.35), gluteus medius (standardized effect: 0.26±0.29) and tibialis anterior (standardized effect: 0.22±0.06). <h4>Conclusions</h4> LDT is effective in correcting overpronated feet by increasing ND height. Meanwhile, it provides a small increase in RSI and gluteal muscle activity during the eccentric (down) phase of the bilateral squat, and without affecting CMJ performance. Conditioning coaches or therapists may use LDT to enhance gluteal activation for reducing injury occurrence and reactive strength performance in drop jump tasks.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9553044/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Indy M. K. Ho Anthony Weldon Natalia C. Y. Yeung Jim T. C. Luk Low-dye taping may enhance physical performance and muscle activation in basketball players with overpronated feet PLoS ONE |
| title | Low-dye taping may enhance physical performance and muscle activation in basketball players with overpronated feet |
| title_full | Low-dye taping may enhance physical performance and muscle activation in basketball players with overpronated feet |
| title_fullStr | Low-dye taping may enhance physical performance and muscle activation in basketball players with overpronated feet |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low-dye taping may enhance physical performance and muscle activation in basketball players with overpronated feet |
| title_short | Low-dye taping may enhance physical performance and muscle activation in basketball players with overpronated feet |
| title_sort | low dye taping may enhance physical performance and muscle activation in basketball players with overpronated feet |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9553044/?tool=EBI |
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