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Kinesio tape was applied with the fan technique on the quadriceps muscles in the KT group. The placebo KT group received the Kinesio tape with no technique and tension. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Main Outcome Measure<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> Muscle soreness, maximal isometric quadriceps muscle strength, vertical jump height, and blood analyses (creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, myoglobin, and C-reactive protein) were measured preexercise, immediately postexercise, 48 hours postexercise, and 72 hours postexercise. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> There was a significant effect of time in all outcome measures (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05) except serum C-reactive protein level (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u2009.05). The intensity of muscle soreness was significantly lower in the KT group relative to the placebo KT group at 72 hours postexercise (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.01). The serum creatine kinase level was significantly higher in the KT group compared with the placebo KT group at 72 hours postexercise (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.01). There were no statistically significant differences between groups for the other outcome measures (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u2009.05). <jats:italic><jats:bold>Conclusions<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> These findings indicate that KT intervention following the intense exercise protocol reduced muscle soreness. However, it had no effect on maximal quadriceps isometric strength and vertical jump height or serum lactate dehydrogenase, myoglobin, and C-reactive protein levels. 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