The effect of ankle taping on isokinetic strength and vertical jumping performance in elite taekwondo athletes

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Sanioglu, Ahmet^a | Ergun, Soner^a | Erkmen, Nurtekin^a | Taskin, Halil^a | Goktepe, A. Salim^b | Kaplan, Turgut^a

Affiliations: [a] Department of Physical Education and Sport, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey | [b] Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey

Note: [] Address for correspondence: Dr. Nurtekin Erkmen, Selcuk Universitesi, Beden Egitimi ve Spor Yuksekokulu, Alaaddin Keykubat Kampusu, Konya, 42079, Turkey. Tel.: +90 332 223 31 39; Fax: +90 332 241 16 08; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: The aim of the study is to examine the effect of ankle taping on ankle plantarflexion (PF) and dorsiflexion (DF) isokinetic strength and vertical jump height in elite taekwondo athletes. Seven women and 9 men taekwondo athletes forming the Turkish National Taekwondo Team participated in this study. A closed basket weave taping technique was applied to the dominant and non-dominant ankle. Tests were performed both in un-taped and taped conditions. Peak torques values at 60 and 180°/s were nonsignificantly lower in the taped condition (p > 0.05). Ankle taping resulted also is a significant reduction in jump height (p < 0.05). The findings of this study suggest that ankle taping affect detrimentally performance in this group of taekwondo athletes.

Keywords: Isokinetic strength, taekwondo, taping, vertical jump

DOI: 10.3233/IES-2009-0336

Journal: Isokinetics and Exercise Science, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 73-78, 2009