How To Use KT Tape?

Kinesiology Tape is for athletes and gym goers and can also be used in physiotherapy centres. It is a drug-free tape made of 97% cotton and 3% spandex for breathability, with a wavy pattern that gives the tape excellent stretch and medical grade oil adhesive for strong adhesion, resulting in immobilisation, support and relaxation.

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KT Tape are used to

1. relieves pain 2. improves circulation 3. reduces oedema 4. promotes healing 5. supports soft tissues 6. relaxes soft tissues 7. trains soft tissues 8. corrects posture 9 . Improves incorrect movement patterns.

How to use KT Tape.

There are several precautions to take before applying the KT Tape, please check carefully.

1. Keep your skin dry: Make sure that your skin is free of any moisture or lotions, creams, etc., and that it is completely dry and calm before applying the kinesiology tape.

2. Cleanse the skin: Simple water may sometimes not be effective enough to cleanse, alcohol or hand sanitizer containing alcohol can be used.

3. Avoid contact: Before applying kinesiology tape, make sure to avoid other surfaces touching the sticky surface to prevent it from reducing or even losing its adhesion

These precautions are essential to ensure that a proper environment is created for the application of kinesiology tape in order to enhance the tape's adhesion.

To apply kinesiology tape from the centre.

Fold the kinesiology Tape in half and press to create a crease, then carefully tear the backing paper along the crease, grasp the ends of the muscle tape with each hand, place your thumbs on the backing paper side and lightly stretch the muscle tape until the backing paper pops out, peel off the backing paper to reveal the central part of the tape, keep it stretched to cover the painful area while the 5cm end is covered with zero stretch, finally you also need to lightly rub from the centre towards the ends to activate the adhesive surface.

The above is an introduction on how to use KT Tape, I hope this will help you, but of course you will still need to cut a small section with scissors and stick it to your skin to test it before using it on a large scale. It is also recommended that you place a sample order from Kunshan Yuhuan to try out the tape before purchasing it in bulk, professional technicians will also recommend the right kinesiology tape for the user's skin.