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 ...

“In high level sports, especially the winter sports, if an athlete is between heats or events and they have to be in a staging area, having tape on specific muscles can actually help keep that ...

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 ...

Around the time of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, colorful strips of tape strategically stuck in various ways across athletes’ bodies started popping out on broadcast competitions. The bright, sticky ...

Kinesio taping is a therapeutic modality that utilises an elastic adhesive tape applied to the skin to support muscles and joints, alleviate pain, and enhance functional recovery. Although originally ...

Athletes must be falling apart because, suddenly, everyone from Novak Djokovic to Mario Balotelli is taped up. Are these elaborate weaves of coloured "Kinesio tape" a genuine leap forward in the ...

kinesio taping is a commonly used form of support taping applied to the muscles and joints of the body. There’s a good chance you will have seen this brightly-coloured tape on a friend or colleague or ...