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Methods: A pilot study (pre-experimental study design) with a convenience sample of 20 female subjects from a university with flexible flatfoot (age = 20.1 \u00b1 1.3 years, weight = 91.8 \u00b1 14.4 kg, height = 162.2 \u00b1 6.3 cm, BMI = 34.9 \u00b1 5, foot posture index (FPI) = 8.8 \u00b1 2.1) was selected. The TekScan MatScan\u00ae system was used to measure the static plantar forces and pressures, foot contact area, and the mediolateral displacement of COF over time while standing (Boston, MA, USA) before and immediately after the application of Kinesio Tape (KT). Results: While there were no statistically significant changes in the foot peak or total pressure, paired-sample t-tests showed a statistically significant reduction in foot contact area (p &lt; 0.05) and a statistically significant increase in midfoot maximum force (p &lt; 0.05) following the application of KT. Furthermore, after applying KT, there was a statistically significant decrease in the mediolateral COF velocity, indicating greater lateral displacement of COF (p &lt; 0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study concluded that Kinesio Tape was a useful intervention method for immediately redistributing pressure and forces in young females with flexible flat feet.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/japma116020014","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,31]],"date-time":"2026-03-31T16:34:08Z","timestamp":1774974848000},"page":"14","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Immediate Effect of KINESIO TAPE\u00ae on Static Plantar Foot Pressure and Force in Young Females with Flexible Flatfoot: A Pilot Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"116","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1996-5131","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mariam","family":"Ameer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Modern University of Technology and Information, Cairo 117112, Egypt"},{"name":"Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza 12612, Egypt"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-2586-6529","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ammar","family":"Al Abbad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, Jouf University, Sakaka, AlJouf Region 72388, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-8351-2890","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Atheer","family":"Alruwaili","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, Jouf University, Sakaka, AlJouf Region 72388, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-2648-0835","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ghufran","family":"Alruwaili","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, Jouf University, Sakaka, AlJouf Region 72388, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wafa","family":"Alshammari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, Jouf University, Sakaka, AlJouf Region 72388, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-6718-3059","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Farah","family":"Alruwaili","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, Jouf University, Sakaka, AlJouf Region 72388, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shahad","family":"Alhabbad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, Jouf University, Sakaka, AlJouf Region 72388, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-5471-4431","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohamed","family":"Kamel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Therapy Department, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, San Marcos, CA 92069, USA"},{"name":"Department of Developmental Disorders in Pediatrics and Its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, 7 Ahmed Elziat Street, Ben Elsarayat, El Dokki, Giza 12612, Egypt"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"109","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsams.2015.01.010","article-title":"Facilitatory and inhibitory effects of Kinesio tape: Fact or fad?","volume":"19","author":"Cai","year":"2016","journal-title":"J. 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