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 ...

This year, on the Raw after Wrestlemania, Cesaro returned from a shoulder injury that kept him off the shelf for about 4-5 months. Ever since he has been using Kinesio tape to cover his shoulders.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Cupping is getting a lot of attention in the Olympics this week, but there’s another bit of visible therapy on some of the athletes at the Rio games — ...

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 ...

The Olympics are entertaining and awe-inspiring—and in many cases, also confusing. Watching volleyball, diving, and track events particularly could leave you wondering: What is that weird tape on ...

Colorful tape on the shoulder of Olympic volleyball player Kerri Walsh was the United States' introduction to kinesio tape. But what is this colorful tape placed in funny patterns doing on people, and ...

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 ...

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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 ...