Sports plaster/tape

[Jan the Man]

Maybe someone can assist me.

Over the past few years I have noticed more and more riders wearing pink/light blue tape/plaster on arms/wrists/knees/thighs muscles.

What is this product and what is its benefit?

 

[STODRR]

You might be talking about what alot of people call vet (veternarian) tape. The benefit of it is it sticks to itself and not you. It you wrap it over a bandage and over it self it will hold pretty good and does not hurt taking it off, also good for wrapping fingers and wrists. It comes in alot of colors.

 

[Marva32]

check out this thread:http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=7755

 

[Jan the Man]

thanks !

 

[usedtobefast]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastic_therapeutic_tape

 

[Jan the Man]

Thanks guys I have ITBS as I do a lot of running as well as cycling.

I can't seem to shake it off completely. I first experienced the pain in January two weeks before a 21k run. I saw physio then and he got me through the run relatively pain free. I took a month off running or cycling, but carried on swimming and cross training after the run.

When I got back into it the pain was nowhere near as great as the initial pain but it is still a dull ache which is niggling away. I don't want to have another prolonged period of rest as I don't want to lose the condition that I have built up; I have a run in 5 weeks.

I might try this sort of tape to see if it aids with the pain/recovery etc.

I am still doing the streches that were recommended to me by the physio but stopped icing the band in March.

Anyone else ever suffered ITBS? Any tips in getting rid?