High-Dye and low-Dye taping are commonly used by clinicians to treat a variety of foot and ankle pathologies, particularly those associated with excessive rearfoot pronation. While the effects of taping on end range of motion have been extensively studied, relatively little is understood about the effect of the two styles of taping on rearfoot motion. Eighteen participants were analyzed in three conditions: 1) barefoot, 2) with high-Dye taping, and 3) with low-Dye taping. Two-dimensional motion of the rearfoot was assessed for each condition. The results indicated maximum inversion was increased with both high-Dye and low-Dye taping as compared with no taping. Only high-Dye taping, however, significantly reduced the maximum eversion of the rearfoot. The results suggest that high-Dye taping is an appropriate taping choice when control of eversion of the rearfoot is desired.

overuse injuries remains unclear, 25 research evidence suggests that antipronation intervention techniques are effective at reducing pain and improving function in individuals with lower limb overuse injuries. 6,32 Antipronation taping methods are used clinically as part of treatment for numerous lower limb conditions. 13 Augmented low Dye (ALD) taping has been shown to reduce foot pronation by increasing arch height before and after exercise 40 and by Methods to reduce foot pronation are used commonly in a clinical setting as part of the management for lower limb musculoskeletal overuse injuries. 6,13,32 It has been shown that excess pronation alters joint kinetics, which affects joint loading and muscle activation. 24,29 While the exact role of foot pronation in the development of t StuDY DeSign: Randomized, crossover study.t ObJectiVe: To examine changes in muscle activity and plantar pressure during running with the application of augmented low Dye (ALD) taping.t backgROunD: ALD taping is used clinically as part of management for lower limb injury. As of yet, no studies have examined the effect of this taping method on muscle activity and plantar pressure during running, simultaneously.t MethODS: Thirteen healthy recreational runners (mean  SD age, 31.7  4.9 years; height, 181.7  4.6 cm; body mass, 81.6  5.9 kg) completed a 6-minute run on a treadmill at a speed of 10 km·h -1 , with 3 different taping conditions (ALD, control tape, no tape), applied in randomized order. Peak and average EMG signal amplitude, onset time, and burst duration were calculated for the vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, and the gluteus medius. In-shoe plantar pressures were also recorded. All data were calculated based on an average of 20 steps collected after 5 minutes of treadmill running.t ReSultS: ALD taping significantly altered muscle activity and plantar pressure during treadmill running by (1) delaying the onset of the EMG signal of the gluteus medius, vastus medialis, and vastus lateralis, and (2) increasing lateral midfoot plantar pressure.t cOncluSiOn: ALD taping significantly alters plantar pressure and muscle activation patterns during treadmill running. These findings give insight into the neuromuscular effect of a taping procedure that is used commonly in a clinical setting.

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