Ankle Kinesio Taping on Balance and Functional Performance in Obese Females.

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Brief Summary: Obesity is one of the most dangerous factors affecting the joints, which must be prevented due to arthritis and the long-lasting, tiring effects that affect a person's life \[1\], The most important of these are foot problems due to weight and excess pressure, It is also one of the factors that greatly affects walking movement because it increases the load on joint movement, This increases the risk of musculoskeletal diseases.

Detailed Description: It had been reported that obese subjects have a higher prevalence of falls and ambulatory stumbling or a loss of balance than their non-obese counterparts. Excess weight increases the stress within the bones, joints, and soft tissues, resulting in impaired musculoskeletal function. such as abnormal mechanics of the body. These impairments, such as impaired balance, gait, strength, sensory function, and neuromuscular function have been identified as strong risk factors for falls.

Participants that are eligible to participate to the study will be distributed into two groups: Group A will receive ankle kinesiotaping on the dominant leg. While, Group B will receive placebo kinesiotaping on the dominant leg. The treatment duration will be 6 weeks for both groups.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

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Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group B (Placebo KT Group)	Placebo kinesiotaping	The same tape will be used for the interventional application. Two strips will be used, one from the heel to the proximal third of the leg, the other from the lateral malleolus to the medial malleolus crossing on the instep, both with 0 tension
Group A (Kinesiotape Group)	Kinesiotaping	The technique will follow manufacturer's guidelines, which is described in the Kinesio taping method. According to the manufacturer, the controllable variables in KT application included degree of pre-stretch applied to the tape (75-100%), the location and treatment goals. The subject will be asked to lie supine, with the ankle of the dominant side in neutral position. A Y shaped KT strip will be applied from the heel to lateral and medial femoral condyles. A I shaped KT strip will be applied from medial malleolus to lateral malleolus, passing under the heel. Another I shaped KT strip will be applied from slightly above the medial malleolus to slightly above the lateral malleolus, crossing on the instep at the malleoli level.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Static balance	6 weeks	Single leg stance test: It is used for assessment of static balance. The participants will be instructed to close their eyes, stand barefoot on the dominate and then on non-dominant leg, and elevate the other limb so that it is close to but not touching the ankle of the limb on which they are stanced. The individual will be told to cross her arms over her chest before lifting the limb. The length of time the person can stand on one leg will be timed by the investigator using a stopwatch.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dynamic balance	6 weeks	the Biodex Balance System (BBS) SD (12.1-inch \[30.7-cm\] display, 115 VAC; Biodex Medical Systems Inc., Shirley, NY, USA). The BBS measures stability indices, which represent the variance of foot platform displacement in degrees for motion in different planes. The platform is fixable and movable.
Single leg hop test	6 weeks	The students will be asked to perform a maximum forward jump and land on the tested leg (first with the dominant, then with the non-dominant) while maintaining a two-second landing posture. The distance between the rear foot at landing and the start point will be measured in centimeter after being normalized to the subject leg length. The test result will be calculated as the average of the two best performances out of three trials
Single leg vertical jump	6 weeks	The students will be advised to stand on one leg, approximately one foot from the wall, and use the index finger to mark the wall as a reference point. Then they will jump on one leg (the dominant) three times and then the other leg (the non-dominant) three times. The difference between these two points was determined in centimeter, and the test result will be recorded as an average.