RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of low-Dye tape on arch height and its impact on the medial gastrocnemius electromyographic activity in structurally differentiable foot types: a cross-sectional observational study
A1 Martínez Sebastián, Carlos
A1 Ramos Petersen, Laura
A1 Gámez Guijarro, María
A1 Alabau Dasi, Raquel
A1 Banwell, George
A1 Núñez Fernández, Almudena
A1 Sánchez Gómez, Rubén
A1 Gómez Carrión, Álvaro
AB Background: Low-Dye tape (LDT) is a short-term treatment for plantar fasciitis, where external stabilization by means of the tape improves kinetics, kinematics, pain level, and electromyography (EMG). Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the EMG of the medial gastrocnemius (MG) and changes in arch height (AH) based on the type of foot. Methods: A total of 30 subjects participated in this study; they walked on a treadmill barefoot and when taped, where the average activity and changes in AH were measured over a 30 s period. The statistical intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) to test for reliability was calculated, and the Wilcoxon test was determined for measures of EMG and AH. Results: The reliability of the values of EMG was almost perfect. The data show that there was an increase in height in the comparison of the moment pre-baseline walking and post-taped walking on neutral feet (5.61 ± 0.46 vs. 5.77 ± 0.39 cm, p < 0.05), on pronated feet (5.67 ± 0.57 vs. 6.01 ± 0.53 cm, p < 0.001) and on supinated feet (5.97 ± 0.36 vs. 6.28 ± 0.27 cm, p < 0.05). In the MG, EMG activity decreased significantly in the taped condition compared to the baseline condition in neutral subjects (0.0081 ± 0.016 vs. 0.076 ± 0.016 mV, p < 0.05) and in pronated subjects (0.081 ± 0.022 vs. 0.068 ± 0.025 mV, p < 0.05). Conclusions: It was demonstrated that with the use of LDT, there was an improvement in the average activity in the MG in pronated and neutral feet. All foot types improved in arch height with the use of tape.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-12-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104336
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104336
LA eng
NO Martínez-Sebastián C, Ramos-Petersen L, Gámez-Guijarro M, Alabau-Dasi R, Banwell G, Núñez-Fernández A, Sánchez-Gómez R, Gómez-Carrión Á. Effects of Low-Dye Tape on Arch Height and Its Impact on the Medial Gastrocnemius Electromyographic Activity in Structurally Differentiable Foot Types: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Life. 2023; 13:2309.
NO 2023 Descuento MDPI
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025