Created by chiropractor Kenso Kase, DC, in the 1970s, kinesiology tape is a cotton-based tape used for performance and rehabilitation purposes, according to the International Journal of Sports ...

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

I’ve had a lot of questions about the “magic tape” that my patients have seen on Olympians, local high school athletes, their neighbor’s back and Grandma’s knees. I was critical when introduced to ...

The B.S. in kinesiology and health promotion (K&HP) at UW introduces students to modern issues in health care, such as regulated exercise performance enhancers. Faculty laboratories are the perfect ...

You’ve likely seen athletes decorated in patterns of colorful tape on their knees, shins, quads, and shoulders, and thought, does that really do anything? I was right there with you. That quickly ...

If you’ve ever watched a sporting event and wondered why a player had their knee or shoulder covered in strips of colorful or black tape, there's a reason behind it. That specific tape is known as ...

Kayla Missman specializes in making complicated topics more approachable. She has eight years of experience in journalism, editing and marketing, allowing her to dive into interesting topics and ...

For fitness-minded folks, muscle testing can sound pretty intriguing. But it turns out that it has little to do with fitness...or even muscles. On a basic level, muscle testing looks at a muscle and ...

Kinesiology tape is a component of many top athletes’ training regimens, and a crucial aid for all kinds of runners who want to relieve soreness and remain cognizant of their form. Kinesiology tape ...

If you’ve spent any time watching professional sports over the last several years, chances are you’ve noticed numerous athletes in the NFL, NBA and MLB sporting kinesiology tape on their limbs. It’s a ...

Two-time UAB grad Justin Kirk first came to the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a biology major on the pre-PT track. However, after meeting other pre-PT majors and learning about kinesiology, ...