You probably saw it during the Olympics: the brightly colored tape peaking out from underneath athlete’s uniforms. This tape has nothing to do with injury but rather is a legal way to enhance performance by increasing blood flow and helping to engage certain muscle groups during competition and recovery.
Rocktape president and founder Greg Van Den Dries answered what the tape means for today’s athletes. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Rocktape Talks Tape
No matter where the athletes might be from at the Olympic Games many have something in common – they’re going to the tape. Not the video tape to see a replay but rather brightly colored “Kinesiology” tape that can help enhance performance by increasing blood flow and thus help certain muscle groups during completion and recovery.
This includes the Rocktap, which is a think, stretchy yet still innovative and high-tech athletic tape that can be used to treat injuries from shin splits, IT band, plantar fasciitis, achilles tendon and even runner’s knee. It can help reduce swelling, decompress swollen tissue and increase venous blood flow and help improve range of motion. Continue reading Olympics: Go To the Tape
