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 ...

Colorful tape on the shoulder of Olympic volleyball player Kerri Walsh was the United States' introduction to kinesio tape. But what is this colorful tape placed in funny patterns doing on people, and ...

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 ...