Kinesiology Taping

If you have watched an Olympic beach volleyball match or any other professional sports games, you have probably seen it: strips of tape in an array of colours splayed in patterns across the athlete’s shoulders, knees and backs.

What you are seeing is kinesiology tape: a therapeutic, waterproof, stretchy tape that is applied strategically to the body to provide support, lessen pain, reduce swelling, and improve performance. The stretchy nature of the tape allows for a full range of motion, while simultaneously stimulating the nervous system to allow for improved proprioception (the body’s sense of where it is in space and what it is currently doing in that space).