The Effectiveness of Kinesio® Tex Tape on Gluteus Medius Activation in Dancers

Inclusion Criteria: * Uninjured professional level dancers Exclusion Criteria: * Non-professional level of dance or non-dancer; obesity (body mass index greater than 30 kg/m²) * A history of major back, abdominal, or lower extremity surgery * A history of muscle diseases; a history of serious cardiovascular diseases (e.g., cardiac insufficiency, arrhythmia, severe hypertension, vascular insufficiency) * A history of serious respiratory diseases; major fractures of the lower extremities; lower extremity or trunk injury within the last year; a history of surgery within the last year, a history of stroke, acute, or chronic infections; serious metabolic diseases * Glaucoma * Structural disease or severe congenital deformities of the spine of a high degree * Inguinal, femoral, or umbilical hernia; or diseases related to body equilibrium.