KT Tape, Original Cotton, Elastic Kinesiology Athletic Tape, 20 Count, 10” Precut Strips

I twisted my knee, already with arthritis, and was screaming in pain after the twist for 3 days. Upon watching football last Sunday I saw a player get his shoulder injured and we thought he was OUT. A play or two later he comes out... makes some great runs, makes a key block and scores the game winning touchdown! They had put KT tape on his shoulder. So happens I already HAD some. Cant even remember why I bought it. Put 3 strips on my knee and INSTANTLY... yes instantly it started feeling better, then after still taking it easy for couple hours and icing it couple of times I could walk rather well. Still felt it a little but in no way hindered me with the awful pain. Still using it, showering with it and all, and getter better every day. LOVE THIS PRODUCT.

Sure, there are differences in different brands of KT tape, but I think were to the point where the range of differences is shrinking all of the time. For me, I care about the adhesive, the support level, and the price - though not necessarily in that order. Actually, I also care about pre-cut strips... Im not the guy that needs to tape up an entire shoulder, so the pre-cut strips save me a ton of time and hassle. Aside from that, the support level from this KT tape is about the same as the other brands Ive used. As youd expect, you can fine tune the level with the preload tension on the tape when you apply it. The material is breathable, and the adhesive works even when saturated with sweat. I generally dont wear the tape for more than a couple hours, and have noticed that the edges roll up a little in that time. Its not enough to affect the performance of the product, but it might get worse the longer you wear it, so thats something to keep in mind. Id say that the adhesive performance is slightly below average for the KT tape products Ive used. Finally, this product is inexpensive enough that I dont have to worry about the fact that this is basically a maintenance cost associated with my workouts going forward. If you work out within the time envelope that I do, I can recommend this product. However, I dont know how it will perform if you have to wear it for 3+ hours, so YMMV.

Didn’t work for me. Wasted money

I use this for plantar fasciitis and I noticed that it’s really helpful on days that I’m on my feet or doing a lot of walking. Definitely reduces the heel pain and it makes me able to stay on my feet a lot longer than usual. I don’t even notice that they’re on my feet when I wear them.

I saw a demonstration on YouTube for how to use this product for golfers elbow. I have been sidelined from golf for over a year and have a few years in the tendon so PT has been unsuccessful. I tried these and did well at the range and then played 18 holes successfully. I’m reconsidering having the surgery as I may be able to play with the help of this product. If you have golfers elbow, go onto YouTube and see how it is applied. It is easier if someone can help you but I’ve managed to put it on myself. I believe if I tried this product a year ago I would have been able to play a lot more golf.

It helps well to support my knees and recover from the overuse injury.

I inadvertently forgot to mention that the KT tape bruised my leg, and took almost 2 weeks for the bruise to go away. Mea culpa.

Excellent product and value.

My daughter had the unfortunate luck of dislocating her patella AND tearing her MCL (medial collateral ligament) in a varsity soccer game last year. Her orthopedist, as well as her physical therapist, have been using 1/4 kino tape on her knee for months. Its tiny little pin-stripe looking tape. Well, Ive never once caught on on how to apply that tiny, narrow, skinny little tape. So, due to my failure to figure it out, shes been forced to wear a cumbersome, sweaty, uncomfortable knee brace thus far this soccer season. Then, I saw an online video for KT Tape. I saw the whole knee application and figured Why not? The most Id be out was around $12 on a package of Kino tape that may or may not work/be a disaster. I picked a color that matched her schools colors, as those were their rules for allowing kino tape. It came a few days after ordering. The precut strips come in a neat little easy to seperate roll. They also come with a little booklet with basic instructions, but I am not skilled with the KT tape, so we watched YouTube videos on full knee application. Well, today was the day of truth. We applied the full knee application, rubbed vigorously, and off she went. Two hours, a bunch of mud, and some slide tackles later, I have a review. It works. It was extremely easy to apply in the correct way. Just three strips and we were off. She said her knee felt stabilized all game. Our only complaint would be that it was starting to roll a bit on the ends, but we think that is due to the amount of slide tackles she both dealt and received. She said that peeling it off for a shower was like ripping off a wax strip, so I assume it wouldnt come off in ordianary applications. It didnt rub under her shorts, nor under her socks. So, Id defnitely rate this one a 4 out of 5. Mostly because I wish the fabric had some sort of way to indicate how far a strech was. Guessing is ok, but for someone like me who has no idea what they are doing, shapes on the adhesive might help us to realize when weve acheived 80%, 50%, etc stretch. We will defintely be buying more, as she absoultely loves the idea of not having to wear a full knee brace now.

I like KT brand the best.