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Volume 28, No. 3

THE EFFECT OF MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL ARCH SUPPORTING DYNAMIC® TAPE APPLICATION ON PLANTAR PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION IN ADOLESCENT VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

UČINEK APLIKACIJE DINAMIČNEGA TAPINGA, KI PODPIRA MEDIALNI VZDOLŽNI LOK NA PORAZDELITEV PLANTARNEGA PRITISKA PRI MLADOSTNIKIH, KI SE UKVARJAJO Z ODBOJKO

Abstract (English)

Low medial longitudinal arch (MLA), which is accepted as one of the predisposing factors leading to overuse injuries, changes the plantar pressure distribution by disrupting the load distribution. While there are studies investigating the effects of Kinesio® and rigid taping methods on plantar pressure distribution in the literature, there are no studies found investigating the effect of Dynamic® taping (DT) on foot load distribution. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of arch-supportive DT on plantar pressure distribution in adolescent volleyball players with low MLA. Twenty-five female volleyball players with a navicular drop of 8 mm and above and a mean age of 15.44 ± 1.68 years participated in this study. The distance of navicular drop was evaluated by navicular drop test, and the plantar pressure distribution was evaluated by the pedobarographic analysis method. After the first measurements were taken, Dynamic® tape was applied. The athletes were then reassessed using the same procedure. After taping, the navicular drop was significantly reduced for both feet (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between the peak pressure values before and after taping (p>0.05). Total forefoot and hindfoot surface contact areas decreased significantly (p <0.05). Our study results showed that DT did not affect the peak plantar pressure, but could be effective in decreasing the surface contact area and increasing the MLA height. Dynamic® tape can be used as a practical, easy-to-apply treatment agent that supports the arch in asymptomatic athletes.

Keywords (English)

taping; navicular drop; peak plantar pressure; pedobarograph; athlete

Abstract (Slovenian)

Nizek medialni vzdolžni lok (MVL), ki velja za enega od predispozicijskih dejavnikov za nastanek poškodb zaradi preobremenitve (prekomerne uporabe) spremeni porazdelitev plantarnega pritiska na stopalo. Medtem ko so v literaturi na voljo študije, ki so preučevale učinke kineziološkega tapinga in kompresijskega povijanja na porazdelitev plantarnega pritiska na stopala, pa ni zaslediti študij, ki bi preučevale isti učinke s pomočjo dinamičnega tapinga (DT). Namen te študije je bil preučiti učinek DT, ki podpira lok na porazdelitev plantarnega pritiska pri mladostnikih, ki se ukvarjajo z odbojko in imajo nizek MLA. V raziskavi je sodelovalo petindvajset odbojkaric (starost = 15.44 ± 1.68 let) s padcem navikularne kosti vsaj za 8 mm. Razdalja padca navikule je bila ocenjena s testom padca navikule, porazdelitev plantarnega pritiska pa z metodo pedobarografske analize obe metodi sta bili opravljeni pred uporabo in po uporabi DT-ja. Po uporabi DT-ja se je padec navikularne kosti pri obeh stopalih statistično značilno zmanjšal (p<0.05). Med vrednostmi najvišjega pritiska pred in po uporabi DT-ja ni bilo bistvene razlike (p>0.05). Skupna površina stika sprednjega in zadnjega dela stopala se je statistično pomembno zmanjšala (p <0.05). Rezultati študije, so pokazali, da DT ni zmanjšal največjega plantarnega pritiska, bil pa je učinkovit pri zmanjšanju površine stika in povečanju višine MVL. DT se lahko uporablja kot zelo praktično ter enostavno sredstvo za zdravljenje, ki podpira MVL pri asimptomatskih športnikih.

Keywords (Slovenian)

kineziološki taping, navikularni padec, največji plantarni pritisk, pedobarografija, športniki; DOI:https://doi.org/10.52165/kinsi.28.3.30-42