During 2008 Beijing Olympics, several athletes were seen wearing kinesiology tape on their shoulders, knees, ankles, elbows, wrists, and other body parts. Since then, athletes across all sports and in different parts of the world wear this wonderful athletic tape. After its huge athletic success, the kinesiology tape is now making its way in hospitals and clinics to assist chiropractors, physiotherapists, and sports injury therapists to treat joint pain, mobility, back pain, sprains, whiplash, tennis elbow, and to reduce swelling such as edema.

The kinesiology tape allows athletes to get back into the game and enhances their performance without sacrificing time to repair injured muscles and joints. Likewise, it helps repair damaged muscle tissue quickly and naturally in case of knee injuries, shoulder injury, and injury in other body parts.

Kinesiology tape is being recognised as the most effective athletic tape for managing pain, support natural healing, and quick rehabilitation of the injured muscles. Unlike conventional athletic tape, the kinesiology tape doesn’t restrict the movement of the affected body part. It is highly flexible in nature (can expand upto 40 per cent its actual size) and is super thin similar in texture to human skin. These unique properties of the kinesio tape promote proper circulation of the blood within the body. By allowing proper movement of the muscles, the kinesiology tape makes it easy for the body to heal itself thoroughly and naturally.

The kinesio tape is able to provide a full range of support, stability, and motion to the body, making sure that the affected part is able to function close to its normal capabilities despite injury. Besides promoting quick healing, the kinesiology tape is safe and is easy to use too. One doesn’t experience any redness, swelling, and physical discomfort on using this athletic tape. The tape is non-medicated, water-resistant, and designed to be worn for 4-5 days without changing it.

Compared to other athletic tapes, this tape is economical too. A single roll of the kinesiology tape can last for up to 10 applications. The availability of this tape in different sizes, colours, and shapes further adds to its immense popularity. One doesn’t feel awkward in wearing the kinesiology tape in public.

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