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Knowing your Sports Tapes for Injuries

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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

What are Adhesive Bandages? Why Do you Use Them?

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When it comes to wound care, the most important goal is to stop bleeding and prevent infection. Infected or deep cut wounds that won’t stop bleeding need immediate medical action. The self-care method for wound care is applying an adhesive bandage dressing. In some parts of the world, they’re known as adhesive plaster strips. But how do you know which adhesive bandage to keep in stock? Perhaps this blog post will help. Adhesive bandages are thin textile strips that adhere to skin to protect to wound or scab. They have anti-septic properties to accelerate the healing rate and reduce infection. How they are designed This Bandage Tape is manufactured with woven polyurethane, polyethylene or latex. One side of the bandage has an adhesive applied to stick securely on the skin and hold wounds together. A small, non-stick pad is stick on the adhesive side of the strip to collect any fluid leaving the wound.   This pad covers the actual injury site and protects wounds fairly well