Abstract
Objective
To investigate whether kinesiotaping improves excessive foot pronation compared with sham kinesiotaping.
Design
Quasi-randomised, double-blind study.
Setting
One primary care centre.
Participants
One hundred and thirty participants were screened for inclusion. Sixty-eight participants with pronated feet [Foot Posture Index (FPI)≥6] were enrolled, and the follow-up rate was 100%.
Interventions
Participants were allocated into one of two groups: an experimental kinesiotaping group (KT1) and a sham taping group (KT2). Measures were collected by a blinded assessor at baseline, and 1minute, 10minutes, 60minutes and 24hours after taping.
Main outcome measures
The primary outcome was total FPI score, and the secondary outcome was rear-foot FPI score.
Results
There were no significant differences in total FPI score between kinesiotaping and sham taping at any time point. Similarly, there were no significant differences in rear-foot FPI score, apart from at 60-minute follow-up when the difference between groups was significant (P=0.04) but the effect size was very small (0.85 points on the rear-foot FPI score between −6 and +6).
Conclusions
Kinesiotaping does not correct foot pronation compared with sham kinesiotaping in people with pronated feet.
Citation
Effects of kinesiotaping on foot posture in participants with pronated foot: A quasi-randomised, double-blind study.Physiotherapy-March 2014 (Vol. 100, Issue 1, Pages 36-40, DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2013.04.005)