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 recovered however it offers lightweight support and compression to prevent swelling whilst the tissues rebuild strength.  EAB is mostly used a headband to pin the ears back or around the thighs.

Sock Tape

Sock tapes are available at sports wholesale tape stores that support shin guards for footballers. This PVC sock tape is easy to apply and offers a little stretch to ensure that the tape does not cause discomfort or restricted blood circulation. It comes in a range of colors in accordance with FIFA rules.

Cohesive Bandage

A self-adhering bandage that sticks to itself rather than the injured person's skin. It is the best solution for those with allergies to the ingredients found within the adhesive of other tape or particularly for the body parts with hairs. You can use it in a similar way to under wrap, but providing more compression than an under wrap would.

Zinc Oxide Tape

This is a purely rigid cotton sports tape, with a strong zinc oxide-based adhesive. It is highly used by physiotherapists and athletes to strap up joints where a degree of rigidity is required to immobilize joints. In simple terms, Zinc Oxide athletic tape can be used to completely immobilize the ankle joint or only allow movement of the foot in an up and down motion.

Tear Lit EAB

This is much lighter weight than traditional EAB, it can be torn by hand making it easier and quicker for sportspersons to apply on pitchside. A must-have for any athlete kit bag!

Crepe Bandage

This cotton bandage is very popular and commonly used a compression dressing because it conforms so well to the body. This is a slight stretch bandage used to apply pressure and padding to bleeding wounds.

Well, you can purchase tapping accessories through online retailers at reasonable prices even in bulk quantity.