Can we all agree that kinesiotape does not work? I remember seeing lots of pro athletes using it about 5ish years ago but I've noticed a decrease the last couple of years. Seems like a placebo and the athletes have caught on.
Can we all agree that kinesiotape does not work? I remember seeing lots of pro athletes using it about 5ish years ago but I've noticed a decrease the last couple of years. Seems like a placebo and the athletes have caught on.
I have long wanted better data on its effectiveness and also how it works. Several hypotheses are out there.
My take is that if you are doing everything else you should be for treatment or rehab that it is not going to do no harm. If it mentally helps you (and again will not make an injury worse if you continue your activity) then why not use it?
If you are using it and not doing the exercises to treat the cause, then that is not a good idea.
K-tape is very effective. As is wearing copper bracelets on your wrists and ankles to promote proper functioning of your antioxidant enzymatic membranes to minimize arthritis pain.
It also looks stylish when worn with a tinfoil hat.
In Ireland , older men use K tape to correct penis curvature issues . ?
Pro athletes have to wear it to promote their sponsors
of course it's worthless. Have you ever grabbed some skin and just tugged it around? It pretty much just moves independently of muscles, ligaments, tendons. Athletes can get paid a lot to use it and they're often dumb/gullible in the first place (see cupping) like much of the general public.
I was always thought it was gimmicky and could never get it to stick very well.
But it looks cool and that is what matters.
KinesioTapeObserver wrote:
Can we all agree that kinesiotape does not work? I remember seeing lots of pro athletes using it about 5ish years ago but I've noticed a decrease the last couple of years. Seems like a placebo and the athletes have caught on.
https://images.app.goo.gl/WdDDV4P6YgukLgWE8
I agree.
It's like a mask: if you believe it works, that's all that matters, and you get to scream at anyone who disagrees.
Played a Shyster on TV wrote:
K-tape is very effective. As is wearing copper bracelets on your wrists and ankles to promote proper functioning of your antioxidant enzymatic membranes to minimize arthritis pain.
It also looks stylish when worn with a tinfoil hat.
+1
Back 9 Doug wrote:
In Ireland , older men use K tape to correct penis curvature issues . ?
Is that a genetic, aesthetic, kinetic, geriatric, or generic problem?
I use it to cover areas that get chaffed! My Salomon ultra vest tends to rub around my collar bone if i wear a scoop neck singlet underneath it - slapped some KT tape on there in the area where it rubs - works like magic. Stays on there really tight through sweaty / rainy conditions, but it comes off in the shower without ripping all my hair out.
It works on certain minor injuries. Not bones. Slight inner side knee pain and all that
And oh let me add one more thing "Placebo is the greatest medicine in the world for those who see it".
SonicandTrails wrote:
I use it to cover areas that get chaffed! My Salomon ultra vest tends to rub around my collar bone if i wear a scoop neck singlet underneath it - slapped some KT tape on there in the area where it rubs - works like magic. Stays on there really tight through sweaty / rainy conditions, but it comes off in the shower without ripping all my hair out.
I use it on my nips for chafing.
Played a Shyster on TV wrote:
K-tape is very effective. As is wearing copper bracelets on your wrists and ankles to promote proper functioning of your antioxidant enzymatic membranes to minimize arthritis pain.
It also looks stylish when worn with a tinfoil hat.
Oddly enough, I remember a horse that had a copper bracelet for an arthritic ankle. If took it off she could barely walk.
I have no idea of the process or rationale, but it clearly wasn't psychosomatic in this instance.
KinesioTapeObserver wrote:
Can we all agree that kinesiotape does not work? I remember seeing lots of pro athletes using it about 5ish years ago but I've noticed a decrease the last couple of years. Seems like a placebo and the athletes have caught on.
https://images.app.goo.gl/WdDDV4P6YgukLgWE8
What do you think it doesn't do?
Will it prevent a sprained ankle? No, but then again no tape does.
If applied correctly, will it encourage lymphatic drainage? Yes
Does it provide stability? Sorta, the proprioception factor is helpful but it will not prevent any hyperflexibility
Does it improve bloodflow? No real evidence here.
Tons of people still wear this stuff. I think it's more for looks now lol. I can't believe anyone ever thought this would have an affect on you lol
I believed it was worthless until I first got strained-fascia type injuries.
Look at super slow mo of some sprinters and you'll see muscles bounce around and oscillate a lot more than you might have thought. It can be turbulent enough to damage surrounding connective tissue, and the tape apparently can dampen that turbulence.
Some of you may remember the Kipchoge quad picture a few years ago. Imagine K-tape at half tension in that case.
KinesioTapeObserver wrote:
Can we all agree that kinesiotape does not work? I remember seeing lots of pro athletes using it about 5ish years ago but I've noticed a decrease the last couple of years. Seems like a placebo and the athletes have caught on.
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