en Clinical Neuroscience Clinical Neuroscience Original Original <strong>Introduction</strong>: The current pilot study aimed to examine the short-term effects of ankle Elastic Therapeutic Taping (ETT) on static and dynamic balance.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Methods</strong>: Twenty-Four individuals with chronic stroke were assigned to an experimental or control group (n=12/group); they both received Conventional Physical Therapy (CT) for 3 weeks, 3 times per week. The experimental group additionally underwent taping to the ankle of the paretic side continuously for 3 weeks. Standardized measures for static and dynamic balance were administered at pre-test and post-test and analyzed using Wilcoxon and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA).<br> <strong>Results</strong>: The experimental group significantly improved on two measures, Biodex anterior-posterior static (P=0.03) and medial-lateral dynamic (P=0.04) balance indices, compared to the controls. Both groups improved within their respective groups for Berg Balance Scale and Functional Reach (P<0.05). Static balance consistently improved across measures with the experimental intervention with large effect sizes.<br> <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Ankle ETT, combined with CT, may be effective in the short-term for improving static and dynamic balance in stroke, compared to CT alone. A future larger randomized trial with longer follow-up is required to establish this method&rsquo;s effectiveness. Stroke, Ankle, Balance, Elastic therapeutic taping 541 550 http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2979-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Roghayeh Mohammadi mohamadipt@gmail.com; mohammadipt@semums.ac.ir 13700319475328460038010 13700319475328460038010 Yes Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran. Mohaddeseh Hafez Yosephi mohaddesehpt1993@gmail.com 13700319475328460038011 13700319475328460038011 No Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran. Roya Khanmohammadi rkhanmohammadi@sina.tums.ac.ir 13700319475328460038012 13700319475328460038012 No Department of Physical Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Namrata Grampurohit namrata.grampurohit@jefferson.edu 13700319475328460038013 13700319475328460038013 No Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA.