Do you know that feeling when your ankle joint bends outwards during movement? The result is often overstretched outer ligaments, compressed inner ligaments or even torn ligaments. Many support ankle stability after such injury patterns (after a more or less long break) with a tape bandage or bandage.
But what effect do these supports have on the body in the long term? We will get to the bottom of these and other questions in this blog post!
In principle, there is nothing wrong with this; it only becomes problematic when the tape bandage becomes a permanent companion. Many players always brape before every soccer session, regardless of whether it's training or playing.
The tape bandage makes them feel “safe” and “protected” at the same time before future injuries. But that is a mistake.
The basic requirement for intelligent and sustainable training is a healthy and functioning body. If you have played soccer for many years, minor mobility restrictions, such as reduced ankle mobility (due to a ligament injury or similar injury patterns), are common.
You must start working on this lost mobility in good time and regain your full range of motion, the so-called “Range Of Motion.”
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In the case of poorly cured or untreated injuries, this range of motion is reduced significantly in some cases. Let's take your ankle again: A ligament rupture or an overextension of the ligament that has not really healed. You quickly started training again and strained the injured structures after just a few days, with the help of tape or an ankle brace. Since then, you've always played with tape, but suddenly you've had minor knee problems (or similar) for a few weeks.
What is the problem?
As a result of the loss of full range of motion, your front muscle chain, which runs across your ankle and knee towards your hip, suddenly gets significantly more stress during intensive sessions. This is because your ankle joint can no longer perform its task 100% alone, but is now dependent on the help of other joints.
But who gets the “Black Peter” added? That's right, the knee.
By constantly wearing the tape bandage, you are suggesting to your ankle that a complete ROM is no longer necessary and your body starts to store this “compensation pattern.”
Do you recognize the long-term effect? You not only increase the likelihood of a possible knee injury, but also force your body to otherwise compensate for the restriction of mobility. These and other deficiencies must be addressed before you can start again with a heavy physical load.
Note: As soon as you remove the bandage (because, for example, you simply forgot it but still want to play) and now put full load on your ankle joint, this joint can quickly result in a subsequent injury.
You can find out how you should deal with ankle problems in the article about Prevention and rehabilitation training for ankle injuries.
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