The Effect of Different Taping on Balance and Strength in an Older Adult with Ankle Osteoarthritis
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Abstract
Background: Ankle Osteoarthritis represents an important limiter on different aspects of efficient functioning of the ankle joints. The purpose of this study was to examine if application of zinc white tape and Kinesiotape would have an immediate positive effect on balance and strength of an older adult with ankle osteoarthritis. Methods: A 44 year old male diagnosed with osteoarthritis in his right ankle was recruited. The participant was 5’10” tall and weighted 178 lbs. He performed the Single-Leg Jump-Landing Test (SLJLT), the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) and the Standing Heel Rise Test (SHRT) without tape, and then with Kinesio and white Zinc tape. The tests were implemented on different days to prevent fatigue. Results: The results revealed that in comparison to no-tape conditions, both taping approaches coincided with enhanced static and dynamic balance control, as inferred from the Single-Leg Jump-Landing Test (SLJLT) and Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) respectively. The differences in strength, based on Standing Heel Rise Test (SHRT), were also evident but their clinical relevance is unclear. Conclusion: Overall, the results showed that taping represents a potentially enhancing, and immediate aid for someone with ankle osteoarthritis. The differences between the two tapes, in line with previous literature, warrant further exploration. Nevertheless, from the clinical and practical standpoint it appears that the application of either tape may be beneficial when the individual may engage in exercise or even simple activities of daily living.
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Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.
Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.013 | 0.018 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.003 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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