A comparison of augmented low-Dye taping and ankle bracing on lower limb muscle activity during walking in adults with flat-arched foot posture

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-13

  Franettovich, Melinda M ^a   Murley, George S ^b   David, Bianca S ^b   Bird, Adam R ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ankle; Athletic tape; Braces; Electromyography; Gait

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUGMENTED LOW DYE TAPING; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLAT ARCHED FOOT POSTURE; FLATFOOT; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; PERONEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; ATHLETIC TAPE; BRACES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TRANSDUCERS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855199867     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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