Applying kinesiology tape (KT) to the front and back of the shoulder may help improve shoulder pain and help heal shoulder injuries. KT consists of flexible material that can move with a person’s body ...

Patients often ask me about the purpose of the colorful tape worn by many athletes on their shoulders, elbows, knees and other areas during competition. Called kinesiology tape, it has become ...

The stretchy strips, known as kinesiology tape, may help you move better. But not for the reasons sports medicine experts once thought.

If you see professional athletes or weekend warriors with a crazy crosshatch of tape on their shoulders, knees or elbows, they probably aren’t making a fashion statement. Chances are they’re trying to ...

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 ...

Ellie, 18, is a dedicated disabled swimmer who competes at every opportunity. She suffers from joint hypermobility syndrome, which means that her joints can dislocate easily. After her latest shoulder ...

Most people are familiar with athletic tape, which competitors use to bind certain areas of the body in order to reduce pain, but kinesiology tape is about as common, often showing up as colorful ...

German beach volleyball player Katrin Holtwick might have been more internationally famous for the aquamarine lines of tape trailing down her midriff than her serves and spikes at the London Olympics.