KT Tape
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:18 am
http://www.kttape.com/
I found this in Sports Authority. It's pre-cut kinesio tape with instructions, intended to be used for common injuries (tennis elbow, runner's knee, etc) $12 for a roll of 50 pre-cut I and Y strips. The instructions that come with the package are simple and easy to follow, and if that's not enough there are videos available on the website.
There are a couple problems with this tape.
1. It's flimsy. The tape is very thin, and compared to other kinesio tape I've had applied (spider-tech and plain roll tape), it isn't very strong. The adhesive also sucks. I applied one to my knee following the instructions (including cleaning the area with rubbing alcohol which is in no way neccessary with SpiderTech tape), took a shower later that night and it peeled right off my knee. Pretty crap for tape that is supposed to last 7 days.
2. The strips are the wrong size. The strips come in one size that can be split. You use the full strip with the instructions call for an I peice and split the strip along pre-cut perforations for a Y strip. The I strip is entirely too wide, and the Y strips are entirely too small. To make matters worse, when the instructions call for stretching an I strip, it separates.
I didn't really find it effective for my knee compared to the relief I got from the pre-cut SpiderTech pieces http://www.nucapmedical.com/products.html (that use different taping patterns than the KT tape). SpiderTech tape is much more expensive ($5 per pre-cut form), but I find it to be a better quality tape and it lasts longer.
I found this in Sports Authority. It's pre-cut kinesio tape with instructions, intended to be used for common injuries (tennis elbow, runner's knee, etc) $12 for a roll of 50 pre-cut I and Y strips. The instructions that come with the package are simple and easy to follow, and if that's not enough there are videos available on the website.
There are a couple problems with this tape.
1. It's flimsy. The tape is very thin, and compared to other kinesio tape I've had applied (spider-tech and plain roll tape), it isn't very strong. The adhesive also sucks. I applied one to my knee following the instructions (including cleaning the area with rubbing alcohol which is in no way neccessary with SpiderTech tape), took a shower later that night and it peeled right off my knee. Pretty crap for tape that is supposed to last 7 days.
2. The strips are the wrong size. The strips come in one size that can be split. You use the full strip with the instructions call for an I peice and split the strip along pre-cut perforations for a Y strip. The I strip is entirely too wide, and the Y strips are entirely too small. To make matters worse, when the instructions call for stretching an I strip, it separates.
I didn't really find it effective for my knee compared to the relief I got from the pre-cut SpiderTech pieces http://www.nucapmedical.com/products.html (that use different taping patterns than the KT tape). SpiderTech tape is much more expensive ($5 per pre-cut form), but I find it to be a better quality tape and it lasts longer.