KT Tape isn’t just limited to the playing field. It has countless uses and applications,  many of which are well suited for the everyday office dweller glued to their computer for eight hours a day.  Pains like carpal tunnel, neck and shoulder pain and lower back pain are often associated with spending long hours at a computer or hunched over a desk.  KT Tape has applications that can help relieve these pains and help you get on with your workday pain free.  Unlike many braces used to help these office injuries, KT Tape is breathable, flexible, comfortable and one application can last up to an entire five day work week.  Now that’s office efficiency.

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We are now making a special call-out to our Facebook fans for personal success stories and testimonials on particular injuries. This “KT Tape Promotion: Tell us your Success Story!” has some added perks too if you participate. We need testimonials from KT Tape users with the particular injuries listed below. Post your story on our wall between 6/21/10 and 6/28/10, and EMAIL your post to PROMO@KTTAPE.COM. In return, we’ll email you back with a discount code for 2 rolls of KT Tape for $20!

If you have any of the following injuries and a success story using KT Tape, please let us know! www.facebook.com/kttape

-AC Joint Sprain
-General Elbow Pain
-Pain at Top of Foot
-Foot Pad Pain
-Peroneal Tendonitis
-Posterior Tibial Tendonitis
-Heel Pain
-Jumper’s Knee
-Lateral/Medial Knee Pain
-Groin Strain
-Hip Flexor
-Gluteus Pain
-Rib Pain
-Middle Back Pain

Here is a brief overview from “9 Tips to Avoid Injuries All Season Long” from Active.Com.

1. Pay attention to your equipment: The two most important pieces of equipment to pay attention to are your bike and running shoes. Be consistent in checking your tires air pressure and break pads regularly. Don’t forget to buy new shoes after 400 miles or every three to four months. Flat shoes are bad news for knees, backs and hips.

2. Strength train during season: Running, swimming and biking primarily uses quads, gluts, core, pecs, back and triceps so to avoid injury it is important to strength train all of these major muscle groups. This will help to keep muscles balances in the body and keeping those muscles strong will the pounding of the joints.

3. Try an ice bath: Ice baths are painful, but really beneficial to muscles to reduce swelling, recovery and healing. Try to bathe in ice after every long workout.

We hope everyone is enjoying their routine in training and finding it enjoyable. Stay safe and read the rest of Berlinger’s tips here.

In an article published by the UK’s Daily Mail, scientists say that “compounds in ginger work in a similar way to pain-relieving drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen. “

Participants in the featured study consumed capsules containing two grams of either raw or heat-treated ginger or a placebo for 11 consecutive days.

“On the eighth day they performed 18 extensions of elbow flexors with a heavy weight to induce moderate muscle injury to the arm. Arm function, inflammation and pain were assessed prior to and for three days after the exercise,” the article says.

The end result? Study participants consuming ginger experienced a 25 percent decrease in exercise-related pain.

More and more often, we are seeing the introduction of KT Tape into the rehabilitative process.  It is a strong, elastic athletic tape that provides pain relief, stability & support, & faster recovery for injured or sore muscles and joints-without sacrificing comfort or freedom of movement.  One particular testimony from Kristina Skiptunas, a car accident survivor, describes the effectiveness of kinesiology therapeutic tape in the healing process.

“I was in a car accident nearly 2 years ago and suffered severe whiplash. Since then I have struggled to get relief from the pain. I see a massage therapist weekly who tried your KT Tape on me. I have amazing pain relief from it- the best days I have had in almost 2 years. The tape is truly a miracle for me.”–Kristina Skiptunas

Looking for pain relief after suffering bodily trauma?  Integrate KT Tape into your recovery regimen and hurry into health!

Along with building a good base of strength and fitness, the skills of the game should be worked on, ideally as a team in order to produce a higher level of combined skills, as cricket is a sport that is played in two forms, batting and fielding.

BATSMAN

Batsman aim to stay at the crease for as long as possible, sometimes for periods of over 4 hours. In order to occupy this position, a good bats man most be able to stay focused, have good ball / eye skills, and have the strengths and fitness to make each shot played count.

The power will come from having a strong core, abdominal mid-section and the ability to generate explosive upper body actions, however with that said, using the kinetic energy of the ball as it speeds towards you, only requires a slight change in direction in order to score 4 runs – unfortunately this skill has only be given to a few class bats man.

FIELDING

Fielders need the ability to sustain a concentrated effort for a 6 hour plus period without fatigue, in sometimes very warm conditions. There bodies most be capable of explosive bursts at any given time – such as racing for a ball, jumping for a catch.

Aim to keep your body moving whilst on the pitch, walking and stretching the muscles whenever possible. Keep your mind busy by visualizing exactly what you will do when the ball comes towards you.

When you have a sport that requires explosive bursts, there is going to be soreness, muscle tears and strained tendons.  At KT Tape, we have the quintessential product that addresses these inherent discomforts.   KT Tape is highly effective at providing pain relief, stability & support, & faster recovery for injured or sore muscles and joints-without sacrificing comfort or freedom of movement.

Laura’s story inspires thousands daily as she is the Michael Jordan of women’s diving in the United States.  At 15 she was told she was too old to start a new sport.  She dove anyway.  Nine months later she was kicked off her high school diving team because she just didn’t have it.  She continued to dive anyway.  One year later, she found herself on the US National Team and earned a bronze medal at the World Cup.  She would go on to win the 2000 Olympic platform gold medal in one of the biggest Olympic upsets in history.  Oh by the way, she did this with a foot she shattered in a training accident.

The bottom line:  Diving requires mental toughness, grit and a high degree of discipline.  From the words of Herbie Huesman, former standout on the University of Notre Dame Diving Team,

Diving, like any sport, takes an extreme amount of dedication and perseverance. Although people think of it is a non-contact sport, I don’t know of many football players who tackle at 35 mph which is the speed at which divers hit the water off the 10 meter platform. That’s the equivalent of a three story building! Diving is all about repetition. Practice doesn’t make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect. That means six hours of training a day during the summer, in the gym and pool, is normal. Obviously the toll on the human body is substantial and that is why you don’t see many divers compete much past the age of 30. Two reconstructed shoulders and a stress fracture in my back are proof of the rigors of the sport.

As far as equipment goes, diving requires very little.  During a training regimen, however, divers go through a lot of ice, lots of reps in the weight room and tape, primarily for ankles and wrists.    Kinesiology therapeutic tape is perfect for this sport in every way.  Not only is KT Tape ultra-light, and strong, but it’s WATERPROOF!  This is why KT Tape is the official kinesiology tape for the USA Waterpolo Team.  KT Tape is highly effective at providing pain relief, stability & support, & faster recovery for injured or sore muscles and joints-without sacrificing comfort or freedom of movement.  As a diver, what more could you want?  So all you divers throw on the suit and tape up; you are about to reach a new level.

When on a horse, a rider is subjected to a lot of bouncing, which puts pressure on the spinal discs. Normally, this pressure is minimized by keeping the back flat and sitting up as straight as possible in the saddle. Sometimes riders keep their back arched as they lean back, while others slouch forward. At this improper angle, the spine takes more of a beating, and over time, pain can result from irritation and degeneration of the discs and surrounding tissues.

KT Tape provides support and relieves tension on affected muscles in the lower back, allowing muscles to relax and work in a more natural way without placing additional stress on other muscle groups. Relief is generally felt immediately and allows muscles to recover more rapidly.  Get out there and get your gitty up!

Many benefits are associated with practice of Hot Yoga.  According to Tanya Martinenko of Suite101.com, “Yoga works on many different levels, both physical and psychological; and the deeper, lasting benefits are more noticeable over time and a regular practice. But even just one hot yoga session will leave you feeling relaxed, energized, and renewed; and will fill you with a wonderful sense of accomplishment.” Other benefits include weight loss, appetite control, the curbing of anxiety and depression, and core strength improvement.

With a huge amount of fluid loss inherent in this style of Yoga, one should make sure to show up to each session well hydrated and continue to hydrate throughout the day.

And since you’re likely a KT Tape user, we encourage you to remember to tape up before the class, since it will be harder to tape up when you are extremely sweaty.  Tape up sixty minutes prior to class starting, and you’re good to go. If done properly, the tape won’t come off in hot yoga, no matter how hard you sweat.  Click here to see the IMPORTANT TIPS listed on our website. KT Tape remains in place whether you are bathing in your own perspiration, swimming, or showering.   KT Tape does not restrict motion like other wraps, tapes or bands.  In the world of yoga, you cannot afford to have any motion restricted. This elastic athletic tape will reduce the muscle pain you will certainly experience  during the early stages of your hot yoga journey.  So turn up the heat, shed the clothes and drink copious amounts of water. Twist yourself into health and bring KT Tape along the way.

It’s the bulls and the blood, the dust and the mud.  It’s the roar of the Sunday Crowd

One thing about bull riding that hasn’t changed is the beating the riders take and the brevity of the career.  What do you expect when you strap a human being onto a 1,700 pound piece of ornery muscle?  Muscles and tendons are going to rip, shoulders are going to dislocate, and pride is going to be bruised.  A recent article in National Geographic News highlights the ruggedness of the sport.

Part of the thrill comes from watching professional bull riders match their riding skills, intuition, and courage against animals 15 times their weight.  Not surprisingly, riders suffer injuries every year. Riders often compete again long before they are fully healed.  “Occasionally I do my best at begging them to not compete,” said Dale Butterwick, a professor of kinesiology at the University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre in Alberta, Canada, and president of the Canadian Pro Rodeo Spors Medicine Team. “But the cowboy culture is certainly to ignore things.”

With all the bumps and bruises, tears and pulls  in the sport of bull riding, there is certainly a need for plenty of ice, aspirin, and x-rays.  Experts claim that KT Tape could also alleviate pain and speed the healing process.  If a professional bull rider were to go down with a separated shoulder, kinesiology therapeutic tape could be applied to the area as it is highly effective at providing pain relief, stability & support, & faster recovery for injured or sore muscles and joints-without sacrificing comfort or freedom of movement.  Taping up can now help in cowboying up!