en حرکت‌شناسی و آسيب‌های ورزشی Kinesiology and Sport Injuries مقاله اصیل Original Article <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Objectives. </strong>The purpose of this study was the importance of applying Kinesio tape (KT) in relieving the pain in athletes&#39; ankles using Y balance test and star. </span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Methods. </strong>22 male athletes with average age of 22.33&plusmn;1.37 were discussed with and without Kinesio tape. At first athletes didn&rsquo;t use kinesiology tape on their deltoid ligament and did the (Y) balance test in 3 directions, then star twirling test (SEBT) in 8 directions that focused on the center of one plexus. These tests were repeated 3 times and all the stages of them were recovered after 24 hours and then the tests done on a pad and on a solid surface. </span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Results. </strong>Athletes in both tests on a soft pad experienced a high pressure on their muscles according to the position of their leg in plantar and dorsiflexion state;and they couldn&rsquo;t finish the test. </span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Conclusion. </strong>The test showed that the Kinesio tape on a soft surface (pad) did have any positive effects on the muscles.</span></span></p> Ankle Instability, Deltoid Ligament, Kinesio Tape, Y Balance Test, Star Excursion Balance Test 59 62 http://aassjournal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-11-517-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mehdi Ghorbani mehdi.gorbani2014@gmail.com 10031947532846003898 10031947532846003898 Yes Young Researchers and Elite Club, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran Bijan Goodarzi bijan35454@yahoo.com 10031947532846003899 10031947532846003899 No Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad university, Borujerd, Iran