Patients often ask me about the purpose of the colorful tape worn by many athletes on their shoulders, elbows, knees and other areas during competition. Called kinesiology tape, it has become ...

A new study has claims that shoulder taping will not help football players avoid a dislocated shoulder. Researchers from the Orthopedic Research Institute at St George's Hospital in Sydney came to the ...

The Olympics are entertaining and awe-inspiring—and in many cases, also confusing. Watching volleyball, diving, and track events particularly could leave you wondering: What is that weird tape on ...

Sports injuries are as much a part of the Olympic Games as gold medals and doping allegations. And when pain strikes, many athletes in London turn to a conspicuous crutch: Kinesio, a soft and stretchy ...

German beach volleyball player Ilka Semmler wears it on her buttocks - in pink. Swedish handball player Johanna Wiberg prefers it in blue from her knee to her groin. British sprinter Dwain Chambers ...