Tennis elbow is caused by tiny tears in the forearm tendon and has nothing to do with playing tennis. Tennis elbow usually begins when people start compensating their movements due to untreated shoulder pain. Some exercises and stretches outlined to prevent Tennis Elbow. KT Tape offers great support for those who have Tennis elbow.

KT Tape finds itself treating a lot of running injuries. Some of the most common problems in running are caused by overuse. While you’ll see KT Tape helping athletes with problems such as runner’s knee, Achilles tendinitis, shin splints and sore feet, the injuries might not originate at the knee or below. According to a new research review, the problems start much higher, at the hip.

KT Tape Pro Athlete Rebecca Rusch weighs in on injury, altitude and winning her division win at the most popular mountain bike race in Ecuador. At this race “mountain” is the key word, since it’s between 9,800 ft and 14,100 ft in elevation! Hear how she and her partner won their division by an hour.

One KT Tape user finds benefit of using KT Tape after a hard opening day of ski season.

There’s plenty of advice out there on how to reduce your risk of knee injury while running. Changing your diet may be one of the easiest ways to protect your knees and other joints.

There’s plenty of advice out there on how to reduce your risk of knee injury while running. Changing your diet may be one of the easiest ways to protect your knees and other joints

An avid athlete discovers the solution for her plantar pain in her race-day swag bag: KT Tape. Korrie Hicks has suffered from plantar fasciitis for seven years, and as anyone who has experienced this painful condition can confirm, you do suffer. For those who don’t already know, plantar fasciitis occurs when the ligament that runs along the bottom of your foot, the plantar fascia, becomes torn and irritated, causing severe pain.

We had so much fun this summer traveling to different running events. KT Tape freelance writer and advocate, Melinda Carlson-Smith helped us pass out samples at the Nike XC Series in Beaverton, OR. Here’s her report:
I arrived at the Nike campus just outside of Portland, Oregon for the last run in their XC series this summer, armed with a big box of KT Tape sample packs and several rolls for pre-race taping for my “suburban” ambush.

For many runners, a marathon or even a half-marathon is the ultimate achievement. For Stuart Barrington, it’s all in a day’s workout. Barrington is an ultra-runner – logging 45 to 50 miles a week running as well as cross training on his bike. Quite a few of those miles happen off-road, since Barrington is a trail runner as well. Earlier this year, he was knocking out 50 mile and 50k races, but right now he’s training for a 100 mile ultra marathon – with a workout schedule that is punishing.

KT Tape is proud to announce its newest athlete 24hrs of Adrenalin Solo World Championships winner Rebecca Rusch. Make that 3-time reigning World Champion Rebecca Rusch. Who also won the Leadville 100 mountain bike race and set a new course record for women. Maybe you saw her standing next to Lance Armstrong on the podium? Yeah – that race. She’s the one.

Easy to use and easy to find, KT Tape is available just about anywhere athletes shop for gear. Just about everywhere you look in the world of sports these days, you see athletes covered in kinesiology therapeutic tape. From the tennis court to the track, the swimming pool to the football field, athletes at every level, from elite to amateur, are getting pain relief and support in a long-lasting, drug free, comfortable package. KT Tape is also popping up at retailers worldwide, which makes it easier than ever to treat those aches and pains the moment THEY pop up. With easy to use instructions and pre-cut strips, KT Tape gives everyone access to pro-level relief at home.

Who hasn’t seen volleyball phenom Kerri Walsh wearing KT Tape on her shoulder? She’s like Wonder Woman — an amazing athlete and a new mom to boot – so you can understand that she needs all sorts of special pain relief and support to keep up with her crazy career. Well, I’m here to tell you – KT Tape isn’t just for pro athlete/superstar moms. I’m sporting some right now on my left knee, and it’s really helping a lot. And I didn’t get injured on the volleyball court, or doing anything particularly sporty for that matter. Let me start at the beginning.