● Ankle taping for stroke improved Biodex measures of static and dynamic balance. 
● Effect of ankle taping was largest on static balance in individuals with stroke. 
● Berg Balance Scale and Functional Reach improved in both groups. 
Plain Language Summary 
This study includes people who experience ankle weakness due to a stroke six months before the survey. Ankle weakness can cause problems with balance on stable and unstable surfaces. The purpose of the study was to see if using an elastic, sticky tape at the ankle can improve balance for people with stroke on both stable and unstable surfaces. We asked 12 people with stroke to try out the video at their ankles for three weeks continuously while getting physical therapy three times a week. We compared their balance with 12 other people who received physical therapy but did not get the tape. We measured proportion on stable and unstable surfaces with Biodex – a machine for testing balance, and two standard clinic tests. We found that the taping group improved in the Biodex regular surface test in the front-and-back direction and Biodex unstable surface test in the side-to-side direction, compared to the group without taping. A large effect size was seen for balance on stable surfaces with taping. Both groups improved in the standard clinical tests of balance. The results can guide physical therapy for people with stroke. The study supports taping the ankle for a short duration of 3 weeks combined with physical therapy over physical therapy alone. A future study is needed to confirm these findings with a larger number of people that are randomly assigned to the two groups.