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This study aimed to identify the effect of ankle mobilization with movement taping (AMT) on ankle dorsiflexion passive range of motion, gait speed, cadence, and dynamic gait index in patients with chronic stroke with limited ankle dorsiflexion. The participants were randomized into the control (n=13) and AMT groups (n=13). AMT group applied non-elastic taping on the affected side ankle, and both groups performed to walk on the treadmill for 10 minutes. All participants have measured ankle dorsiflexion passive range of motion, gait speed, cadence, and dynamic gait index in before and after the intervention. After the interventions, AMT group showed greater improvement in ankle dorsiflexion passive range of motion, gait speed, cadence, and dynamic gait index than in the control group (p<.05). Furthermore, AMT group had significantly improvement in the all outcomes compared to the pre-test (p<.05).This study shows that AMT improved ankle dorsiflexion pas sive range of motion, gait speed, cadence, and dynamic gait index in the patients with chronic stroke. These findings suggest that the AMT has a potential for benefits on ankle range of motion and gait functions. Further studies with various study designs are required to strengthen the results of this study.