Athletic tape has come a long way from the sticky cloth bindings known for cutting off circulation when applied and ripping skin when removed. The traditional white tape is still used on certain ...

Sports injuries are as much a part of the Olympic Games as gold medals and doping allegations. And when pain strikes, many athletes in London turn to a conspicuous crutch: Kinesio, a soft and stretchy ...

Kinesio Tex tape is a brand name of elastic tape patented in 1999 and popularized during the 2008 Olympics after the manufacturer, Kinesio USA, donated 50,000 rolls of the tape to 58 competing ...

If you head to a Crossfit gym often, there’s a good chance that, at some point, you’ve seen somebody with what looks like colored scotch tape on a shoulder, or an elbow, or taped along the length of ...

Kinesio Tape has been ubiquitous during the London 2012 Olympic Games, but does the brightly colored adhesive actually live up to the hype? Wikipedia Kinesio Tape has been ubiquitous during the London ...

Dr. Kenzo Kase, inventor of elastic therapeutic taping and Founder of Kinesio with a furry friend Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, Sept. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- You may have heard about Kinesio ...

Phil Dalhausser has a tale of the tape that ends with him winning an Olympic gold medal. The beach volleyball player strained an abdominal muscle in the crucial run-up to the Beijing Games when he ...

The days of white athletic tape have, it seems, spooled to an end, making way for a new era marked by color and distinctive shapes. Call it the era of kinesiology therapeutic sports tape. Whether name ...

You’ve probably seen athletes with bright-colored strips of tape on their shoulders, knees, or backs. These are called Kinesio tapes. They are stretchy, skin-like tapes used in sports therapy. But do ...

Injured Olympians turn to tape. But does it work? Aug. 10, 2012— -- It's everywhere: on abs, legs, backs, even backsides. The neon tape swathing sprinters and swimmers alike, called Kinesio, is ...