This study aimed to evaluate the effect of elastic tape compared to placebo tape and static stretching on recovery of anaerobic power after intensive exercise in untrained females. Thirty-two untrained female volunteers were randomized into an elastic tape (n= 11), a placebo tape (n = 11) or a stretching group (n =10). Prior to, and for up to 7 days after exhaustive eccentric exercise, Kinesio elastic tape and placebo tape were applied to the dominant quadriceps of taping groups, while the stretching group performed static stretching on the quadriceps for 30s x 10 sets 3 times a day. There was no significant difference in muscle pain, creatine kinase, maximum isometric voluntary contraction, jump height and anaerobic power between the three groups over the course of the study. In untrained females, elastic tape did not improve recovery of anaerobic power after exhaustive eccentric exercise compared to placebo tape or static stretching with no tape.
