Knowing your Sports Tapes for Injuries
Here at sportstapewholesalers we sell the tape for every sport. However, you have to know which athletic tape is suitable for what job? We have put together this helpful guide to highlight the different types of tape that we sell through our website and how each one could be utilized to help you. Kinesiology Tape This is known as Kinesio tape comes in bright colored strips of tape often seen worn by top athletes. When applied correctly, it lifts the skin to create a small space between the muscle and dermis layers. That space takes off the pressure of swelled or injured muscles. Unlike another strapping tape, it has elastic that contours and stretches with the skin making it an ideal solution for many athletes. Kinesio tape has some unique qualities that include 60% stretch and the wave pattern of the adhesive. Elastic Adhesive Bandage It’s a cotton tape that has a limited amount of flex along its length. EAB is an ideal solution to use on injuries that have almost r...