Hip Taping Positively Alters Running Kinematics in Asymptomatic Females

© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart. New York. Greater functional knee valgus (FKV) is thought to contribute to a greater risk of sustaining overuse running injuries. The hip is commonly implicated in greater functional knee valgus, but no studies have investigated the effects of hip taping on runnin...

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Main Authors: Masters, A., Netto, Kevin, Brooker, S., Hopper, D., Liew, B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74196
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author Masters, A.
Netto, Kevin
Brooker, S.
Hopper, D.
Liew, B.
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Netto, Kevin
Brooker, S.
Hopper, D.
Liew, B.
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description © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart. New York. Greater functional knee valgus (FKV) is thought to contribute to a greater risk of sustaining overuse running injuries. The hip is commonly implicated in greater functional knee valgus, but no studies have investigated the effects of hip taping on running kinematics. The present study investigated whether or not hip taping altered hip and knee kinematics compared to sham and no taping in female runners demonstrating excessive functional knee valgus. Lower limb stance-phase kinematics were collected from 23 female runners using three-dimensional motion capture. Participants performed over ground running at 3.5 m/s and 5.0 m/s. Three taping conditions (no tape; sham tape; hip tape) were tested. Statistical inference was performed using Statistical Parametric Mapping Hotelling's paired t-tests, with post-hoc paired t-tests. Hip taping significantly decreased hip adduction and internal rotation angles throughout stance phase by up to 7°, compared to sham and no taping. Hip taping significantly increased knee adduction, internal rotation, flexion, and reduced peak knee flexion angles, compared to no tape. Hip taping reduced excessive hip motion by clinically meaningful magnitudes, and also benefited knee frontal and transverse plane kinematics at the slower running speed. Hip taping may provide an immediate solution in correcting FKV in running.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-741962019-02-19T04:26:53Z Hip Taping Positively Alters Running Kinematics in Asymptomatic Females Masters, A. Netto, Kevin Brooker, S. Hopper, D. Liew, B. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart. New York. Greater functional knee valgus (FKV) is thought to contribute to a greater risk of sustaining overuse running injuries. The hip is commonly implicated in greater functional knee valgus, but no studies have investigated the effects of hip taping on running kinematics. The present study investigated whether or not hip taping altered hip and knee kinematics compared to sham and no taping in female runners demonstrating excessive functional knee valgus. Lower limb stance-phase kinematics were collected from 23 female runners using three-dimensional motion capture. Participants performed over ground running at 3.5 m/s and 5.0 m/s. Three taping conditions (no tape; sham tape; hip tape) were tested. Statistical inference was performed using Statistical Parametric Mapping Hotelling's paired t-tests, with post-hoc paired t-tests. Hip taping significantly decreased hip adduction and internal rotation angles throughout stance phase by up to 7°, compared to sham and no taping. Hip taping significantly increased knee adduction, internal rotation, flexion, and reduced peak knee flexion angles, compared to no tape. Hip taping reduced excessive hip motion by clinically meaningful magnitudes, and also benefited knee frontal and transverse plane kinematics at the slower running speed. Hip taping may provide an immediate solution in correcting FKV in running. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74196 10.1055/a-0741-7075 Georg Thieme Verlag restricted
spellingShingle Masters, A.
Netto, Kevin
Brooker, S.
Hopper, D.
Liew, B.
Hip Taping Positively Alters Running Kinematics in Asymptomatic Females
title Hip Taping Positively Alters Running Kinematics in Asymptomatic Females
title_full Hip Taping Positively Alters Running Kinematics in Asymptomatic Females
title_fullStr Hip Taping Positively Alters Running Kinematics in Asymptomatic Females
title_full_unstemmed Hip Taping Positively Alters Running Kinematics in Asymptomatic Females
title_short Hip Taping Positively Alters Running Kinematics in Asymptomatic Females
title_sort hip taping positively alters running kinematics in asymptomatic females
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74196