AIMS . Pain on lateral epicondyle and reduce of grip strength are the most common problems of lateral epicondylitis. One of the treating techniques for this disorder is taping. Aim of this study is to investigate the initial effect of taping technique on pain and grip strength of military patients with tennis elbow syndrome.

METHODS. This study is Quasi-experimental and done on 25 patients (16 subjects in treatment group and 9 subjects in control group). Visual analog scale (VAS) used for assessment of pain and jammar dynamometer for measuring the grip strength. Subjects were selected randomly and data analyzed by SPSS.

RESULTS. Mean of age was 23.6 years in treatment group and 24.1 in control group . In assessment of pain, average difference between two groups (P=0.004) was significant. But in studing the effect of taping technique on grip strength, average difference between two groups (P=0.09) was not significant

CONCLUSION. Taping technique is effective for patients with lateral epicondylitis and reduces pain in lateral epicondyle but is not effective in initial improvement of grip strength. So, we could use this method for initial pain reducing of lateral epicondyle in rehabilitation clinics