Data from Southern Medical University Broaden Understanding of Hallux Valgus (The Effect of Short-Term Kinesiology Taping on Neuromuscular Controls in Hallux Valgus During Gait: A Study of Muscle and Kinematic Synergy).

A recent study conducted by researchers at Southern Medical University in Guangdong, China, aimed to investigate the biomechanical mechanisms underlying hallux valgus (HV) and explore the effects of kinesiology taping (KT) on neuromuscular control in HV patients. The study involved 16 young controls and 15 HV patients. The results showed that the structure of muscle and kinematic synergies differed in the HV group, but the KT intervention altered the structure of synergies. The intervention also improved neuromuscular control and gait performance in HV patients. [Extracted from the article]