www.kttape.com • View topic

KT Tape · **Joined:** Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:19 pm **Posts:** 235

I want to first welcome everyone to the new KT Tape Forum. We are really excited about this opportunity to not only get lots of great information out, but also to build a strong community around KT Tape users. We want this to be a great place to share ideas, ask questions and get answers, and sync up with others who share your interests.

The KT Tape Forum will start as two unique forums:

The first is currently called General Discussion. This forum is for anything that you, the KT Tape community, would like to use it for. You can discuss events, groups, training plans, hot topics, and anything that you find interesting.

The second is called Ask An Expert. This forum is monitored by the many KT Tape experts across the globe that are here to help you find the best application for your needs, answer technical questions about your application or injury, and provide tips and tricks for getting optimal benefit out of KT Tape. Post here if you have pain or injury that you need help figuring out, or if you've found something that works great for something someone else has posted. Keep in mind that this forum is not a substitute for proper medical care, and is not monitored exclusively by physicians.

We are excited to have you here and can't wait to see this grow. If you have any suggestions, concerns, or ideas for further development - make sure and let us know. To do so, email me at Jon@kttape.com. We love to get your feedback!

hnt · **Joined:** Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:37 am **Posts:** 1

Hi there,

I have been looking for a product for 3 months. I have found 3 different brand names so far. Arestape.com, kinesio tape , and kttape.com.

i'd like to ask u whats your difference between other brands? Why should i buy kttape instead of others? what are your prons and cons?

Thanks in advance!

bastman52 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:16 am **Posts:** 1

Just wanted to share with everyone my recent experience at the Rock and Roll Arizona marathon. My first exposure to KTTape was at the 2011 Boston Marathon Epo where my wife used it for some moderate PF in her right foot. Seemed to work well until we realized she had actually broken her foot in two places. She finished the marathon and spent the next two months in a cast. After training for our first Ultra in October of 2011 (Man against Horse in Prescott AZ), running over 100 miles per week, we were left pretty beaten up. My wife had some severe PF in her left foot and my lower back was on the mend but still restricting my training. I had been to a new chiropractor for the last few months and some therapy was helping however approaching the Rock and Roll Arizona marathon on January 15th 2012, I was thinking I may have to walk a bit or even crawl :). My wife's PF was so bad this time that she was in the same boat. At the Expo, Jason, a gradtaute PT student at NAU, taped my wife in a different way than we had been using the KTTape. It seemed to give her some releif and so I told Jason what was going on with my back. He taped me up and i started to feel improvement from the moment I stood up. Walking around the expo a few hours would normally cause great discomfort, not today! I was still sceptical until I slept that night and for the first time in two years slept and awoke without pain in my lower back! We completed the marathon (not our fastest by any means) and I will be incorperating KTTape Pro, purchased at the Expo, into my training for my first Ironman in 2013. Thank you much!

jimj · **Joined:** Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:10 am **Posts:** 10

Thanks for that report. We're so glad it's working for you and your wife. Let us know how the ironman training and race goes. thx

jimj · **Joined:** Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:10 am **Posts:** 10

hnt wrote:

Hi there,

I have been looking for a product for 3 months. I have found 3 different brand names so far. Arestape.com, kinesio tape , and kttape.com.

i'd like to ask u whats your difference between other brands? Why should i buy kttape instead of others? what are your prons and cons?

Thanks in advance!

Thx for the post. Most of the kinesiology tape brands are clinical only products. One difference with KT Tape is that in addition to our clinical product line we also have a consumer product line that is available in over 9,000 locations in the US and 70 countries. For a location near you see http://www.kttape.com/store-locator/. KT Tape also comes precut into strips that are ready to apply right out of the box. The other brands all require cutting. Also, KT Tape's core strength and adhesive strength are significantly stronger than the other brands which translates to longer lasting apps and a better value for you. I hope that helps.

DJKirkbright · **Joined:** Fri May 18, 2012 4:48 pm **Posts:** 1

I just bought the KT Tape Pro - Solar yellow and the first strip didnt have as much stick on it on one part in comparison to the rest. has anyone else had this proble. I'm quite disapointed as I wasnt able to use it. I bought the KT Tape Pro - Black and it has applied fine.

MCCOY10 · **Joined:** Wed May 23, 2012 11:10 am **Posts:** 1

Does the kttape work just as good as the clincal?

ergasiapt · **Joined:** Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:09 pm **Posts:** 794

KT tape is used clinically as well

Alexis.elliott9 · **Joined:** Sat Aug 25, 2012 9:24 am **Posts:** 2

Hey there,

I'm 16 and i was recently diagnosed with multi directional instability in my shoulder. I was released from therapy to play volleyball and since being released ive began to have pain in my shoulder again, starting at the top and traveling down the front of my upper arm. ive been running out of options to fix my problem and my season is starting. What would be the best way for me to tape my shoulder to minimize the pain?

hojo7771 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:57 pm **Posts:** 2

First off I have been looking for your product for a week. I asked at the local running store. ? What is that? Next I check Hibbits in a mall. KT What? Next I try GNC, on my way out after finding it the employees asks did you find what you were looking for, I said Yep but $20 for a roll of KT tape seems a bit expensive. He said I have no idea what your talking about.

So I check your web site store locator. Hibbits is listed, Walmart, Dicks, Sports Authority, no GNC? I decided to check Walmart. If they have it its in a box someplace in back. Not in the pharmacy or Sporting Goods. I knew better than even ask.

I ended up finding it at Dicks for $12.99 a roll. I wonder why GNC had it for $20.00. After reading the site I see it is the Pro. I later found another local running store Run for Your Life has it. The best thing is they knew what they were selling and how to use it.

Now I have the roll, I watch the video for calf application. I shave my leg, dry off and wait about an hour. I have my wife watch the application video. I even make a mark on the tape back to ensure we use 2" on each end. She tears the paper off the first end and it splits in 2. What is this. I was sure the box was I strips and not Y. Nothing on the backing marks the ends or explains to tear from the KT logo end. So she attempts to place the strip on in a I form. However because its split it seperates. We tear the tape on the second piece from the logo end.

We have now made it through day 1 however the first piece continues to pull away from the Y split. The second one has held OK except for the small bit of hair she placed it over at the top.

I guess my question is do you have reps that teach employees at these local stores what your product is? And second why is there no markings or instructions indicating that all strips are both I and Y?

I am a Ultra runner that puts in 50+ miles a week, I am a assistant CC coach and belong to several local running clubs. I am hoping this product works. I have a mild calf strain from and am less than 30 days out from a 24 hour event. I can not afford to slow down my training at this point. I also see there are 3 different videos on how to apply for calf strain? Is the best application the last one on the site?

edwin · **Joined:** Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:55 am **Posts:** 1

i just bought 2 of KT TAPE PRO and none served, i apply them as they say in the instructions, i I followed all instructions and after 30 minuts the tape was gone, i use 4 tape bands and no one works, what can i do?

CaptainK · **Joined:** Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:01 pm **Posts:** 2

I am excited about this product. I have been looking for it since I noticed lots of Olympians wearing it, specifically, the women's volleyball team. Found some today at Dicks Sporting Goods, and was happy to apply it to my aching plantar fsasciaitis. Last year I received a clinical application using just the traditional sports tape. It was a pretty aggressive wrap, so I was kind of skeptical of the instructional videos showing application with just 2 or 3 pieces of KT tape. Having been a former Physical Therapy Tech. in a past life, I know there are often multiple techniques to obtain the same goal, so I am trying both of your applications, one for each foot, just to see how my body responds to the treatment. Ok I know this is long, but I am excited about this product. thanks.

Michelle P-H · **Posted:** Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:44 pm

I have carpel tunnel as well as tendinitis in both of my arms, can you please tell and show me the best way to use the kt tape to help alleviate some of my pain. Thank you! I know many people have the same issues and I would love to help them with this info. Thank you.