New Website Offers Therapeutic Kinesiology Tape for Home Users
Newly launched website, www. Theratape. com, provides a comprehensive, online source of kinesiology taping products. In addition to the well known Kinesio Tape, the site is the first to offer the new SpiderTech "ready-to-apply" kinesiology tape applications directly to consumers.
Cypress, TX (PRWEB) June 26, 2009
Kinesiology tape became an instant phenomenon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where numerous athletes sported colorful configurations of this therapeutic athletic tape on assorted joints and muscles. The unique properties of kinesiology tape provide support without restricting range of motion, allowing athletes to return to training and competition faster.
Recently, Joanne Stapensea, exercise physiologist, and the site's owner, sat down to talk about why kinesiology tape is different from other types of therapeutic tape or athletic tape. "Most types of athletic tape are non-elastic, and are wrapped tightly around an injured joint or muscle to provide support and restrict movement," says Stapensea.
"It is used for short periods of time, after which it must be removed to restore movement and circulation. Kinesiology tape, on the other hand, is very thin and very stretchy, with virtually identical thickness and elasticity to human skin. Instead of providing rigid support that restricts range of motion, kinesiology tape supports and protects injured muscles or joints, while still allowing full range of motion. Dramatic reductions in both pain and swelling often mean that an athlete can continue to train and/or compete during recovery from an injury."
Outside of sports, kinesiology tape is widely used to treat lymphodema (severe swelling of the extremities) and for infants and children with hypotonia and other muscular disorders. Most applications can be worn for up to five days, allowing therapeutic benefits to accumulate 24/7.
After 15 years of helping athletes enhance performance and recover from injuries, exercise physiologist, Joanne Stapensea, immediately saw the potential for kinesiology tape. "Unfortunately, until now it has been difficult to obtain and even more challenging to learn to apply," she says. "That's why I'm so excited to introduce the newest advancement in the field, SpiderTech pre-cut kinesiology tape applications, for different body parts. SpiderTech eliminates the guesswork and complexity involved in cutting and applying kinesiology tape from a roll. Instead, you just peel off the backing and apply it, according to the enclosed instructions.
"This is something that people can apply themselves," said Stapensea, who started the site in May 2009. "It's very helpful for people who have a limited budget and limited time."
Those interested in learning more about the theories and applications of kinesiology tape, can check out Stapensea's newly launched blog, www. AthleticTapeInfo. com.
About the Company:
Theratape. com is owned and operated by Joanne Stapensea, a longtime exercise physiologist specializing in enhancing athletic performance and accelerating recovery from injuries.
Contact Information:
Joanne Stapensea
Www. theratape. com
(281) 802-5097
IePlexus, Inc.
Www. iePlexus. com
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