It’s been approximately 50 years since athletes began using kinesiology tape, often called by its brand names, KT tape and Kinesio Tape. So, what exactly is KT tape, how does it work, and what does KT ...

For years, I’ve viewed kinesiology tape—those brightly colored stripes you see on the legs and shoulders of athletes—as nothing more than snake oil, something people used for show without any real ...