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Study aim
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The comparison between ankle joint Kinesio tape and lower leg muscle Kinesio tape, on balance and proprioception in the subjects with recurrent lateral ankle sprain
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Design
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Randomized (random block method), without placebo control, single arm trial. The sample size of this study is 42 individuals: divided into 3 groups of 12 people.
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Settings and conduct
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Banding to methods (Kinesio Tape) In the ankle joint and muscles around the ankle.
Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Research Center Semnan University of Medical Sciences.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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42 athletes with ankle sprain.
Inclusion criteria: Adults that have aged 18 to 40 years; individuals should experience frequent torsion and with giving way; People should not have ankle joint mechanical torsion.
Exclusion criteria: Torsion at non-dominant foot; history of lower limb injury and neurological and musculoskeletal disorders; visual disturbances; history of lower limb surgery in the past year.
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Intervention groups
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Control group: Only for comparison with intervention group, no treatment is performed.
Intervention group 1 (Taping on ankle muscles): At the first session, initial evaluations (according to the protocol) will be repeated 3 times during the session, then the same evaluations will be performed in 72 hours later to check the repeatability between the two sessions, and then, in the next step, the effect of the taping, including the main variables will be examined. Strips remain for 72 hours. The taping will be loaded 3 times in 10 days and the balance criteria will be evaluated.
Intervention group 2 (Taping on ankle joint): At the first session, initial evaluations (according to the protocol) will be repeated 3 times during the session, then the same evaluations will be performed in 72 hours later to check the repeatability between the two sessions, and then, in the next step, the effect of the taping, including the main variables will be examined. Strips remain for 72 hours. The taping will be loaded 3 times in 10 days and the balance criteria will be evaluated.
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Main outcome variables
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Dynamic balance measurement, .