Kinesiology taping improves balance in football players with chronic ankle instability.

Introduction: There appears to be no consensus on the usefulness of kinesiological tape in athletes with chronic ankle instability, therefore the aim of this study was to examine the effects of kinesiological tape on dynamic balance in football players with chronic ankle instability.

Design, Setting And Participants: Football players who were eligible for this randomized controlled study were randomly assigned (allocation ratio 1:1:1) to one of three groups: experimental group, placebo group or control.

Interventions: The experimental group received kinesiological tape bands applied to the peroneal and tibialis anterior muscles.