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Effects of Kinesiotape® taping on plantar pressure and impact acceleration during walking

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Summary Objectives The aim of this study was to analyse the plantar pressure pattern, contact time, stride rate and impact acceleration in the shank during walking with and without Kinesio Tape (KT®) placed on two muscle groups: peroneus and triceps surae. Methods Among the subjects, 29 (12 men, 17 women) participated in the study. KT® was placed on the triceps surae and peroneus and participants walked at two different speeds (V1: 0.73 m/s; V2: 1.30 m/s) with and without KT®. The pedobarographic system Biofoot IBV® 6.0 was used to analyse plantar pressure (mean peak pressure [kPa]) in 5 foot areas and the kinematic variables of the study (contact time [s]; stride rate [steps/second]). One uni-axial accelerometer (Sportmetrics®) was placed on the shank for the impact loading analysis. Results No significant difference was observed on plantar pressure (P > 0.05), and kinematics variables (P > 0.05) with and without KT®. However, results revealed a relationship of dependence between speed and plantar pressure and kinematics parameters, especially under the rearfoot and the medial part of the foot (P  Conclusion The results suggest that application of KT® on peroneus and triceps surae does not have a direct effect on impact accelerations and plantar pressure pattern of healthy individuals during walking.