Gait & Posture
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 247-250 , February 2010

Continual use of augmented low-Dye taping increases arch height in standing but does not influence neuromotor control of gait

  • Melinda Franettovich

      Affiliations

    • The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    • Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
    • ,
  • Andrew Chapman

      Affiliations

    • The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    • Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
    • McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Peter Blanch

      Affiliations

    • Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
    • ,
  • Bill Vicenzino

      Affiliations

    • The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia. Tel.: +61 7 3365 2781; fax: +61 7 3365 2775.

Received 10 July 2009 ,Revised 11 October 2009 ,Accepted 25 October 2009.

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PII: S0966-6362(09)00650-X

doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.10.015

Gait & Posture
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 247-250 , February 2010

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