Many of us may have seen athletes on the court, the field, or even in the pool sporting large strips of brightly colored tape — not wrapped around the limbs like an elastic support bandage, but placed on the skin, often in long strips on top of the muscles. What’s going on here?
Many people think that using the tape will give them a “mechanical advantage” in athletic competition, but it often can be more of a perceived effect than a real one.
Source: health.clevelandclinic.org
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