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Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the immediate effect of dynamic or static stretching applied to the ankle on the balance ability to effectively guide exercise within a limited time of treatment in clinical practice. Methods: Twenty healthy adults aged 23.32±2.23 were divided randomly into two groups. Control group performed static stretching three times for 30 seconds and the experimental group performed dynamic strethcing three times. Balance ability was measured before and after the intervention in each group and the results were anlayzed using paired and independent t-test. Results: As a result, there was no significant differences between static and dynamic stretching in both groups. However, there was a margianl signifcantly changes in balance ability within dynamic strethcing group. Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that future studies with longer intervention period and lager sample size will be needed to provide more accurate and objective evidences, considering that a margnial significant changes was found in the dynamic stretching group.