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Whether your'e a sports medicine professional or a weekend warrior looking for a little assist - kinesiology tape is something you've most likely seen in the last few years. It's almost impossible to watch a sporting event without seeing the "strange strips of colorful tape" in sports like Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, Football and yes - even swimming. What is Kinesiology Tape? Kinesiology Tape is an elastic cotton tape that is used therapeutically to provide muscle support and pain relief. (1). Kinesiology tape has elastic properties that allow it to stretch more to more than 140% of it's original state. Kinesiology tape was...
The Meager Beginnings of the Hydrocollator and Hot Packs In 1947, the Chattanooga Pharmaceutical Company developed a patent on a "colloid-filled jean-cloth bag" which could be soaked in hot water for the purpose of being used as a hot-pack. They also developed a heater that could be used to thermostatically control the temperature of water and maintain the packs at a constant temperature. This proved to be a very effective method for ready access to moist heat therapy in almost any clinical setting. Hydrocollators have since become as ubiquitous in a clinic or athletic training room as a fax machine is...
