How Does it Work?

Kinesio Tape is applied along muscles, ligaments, and tendons (soft tissue) to provide a lightweight, strong, external support that helps to prevent injury and speed recovery. Kinesio Tape works differently for different injuries. Kinesio Tape can lift and support the knee cap, holding it in place for Runner’s Knee. Kinesio Tape can support sagging muscles along the arch of the foot, relieving the connective tissues for Plantar’s Fasciitis. And Kinesio Tape can lift the stress off of shin splints to allow pain release and give the body a better opportunity to recover.

Depending on how it is applied, Kinesio Tape supports, enables, or restricts soft tissue and its movement. By stretching and recoiling like a rubber band, Kinesio Tape augments tissue function and distributes loads away from inflamed or damaged muscles and tendons, thereby protecting tissues from further injury.

By applying Kinesio Tape over affected tissue, athletes experience an external support which helps to prevent further injury and allows the body’s damaged tissue to rest and heal naturally despite continued activity.

Kinesio Tape also reduces inflammation and increases circulation which prevents muscle cramping and lactic acid buildup. Kinesiology tape, treatments, and application techniques have been used by healthcare professionals such as orthopedics, chiropractors, physical therapists, and athletic trainers for over thirty years.

Kinesio Tape is the first brand of kinesiology tape ever to be offered to consumers through local sporting goods retailers, and to be widely adopted by healthcare professionals and teams. The development of Kinesio Tape was a highly collaborative effort that included Healthcare Professionals, our Medical Advisory Board, elite and everyday athletes, and our product design engineers. Together they developed the most advanced sports tape ever offered.