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The neck one piece pre-cut kinesiology tape (KT) from SpiderTech is specially designed to support the muscles surrounding the neck. Since it is flexible, it allows individuals with neck injuries to remain active and can assist others in preventing injury to this sensitive area.

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SpiderTech Performance i-Strips (Golf)

Are you looking to play more golf, and better golf? Dr. Nick Martichenko & Coach Reggie Millage teamed up to create SpiderTech’s Performance i-STRIP Applications for Golf. Applying the i-STRIPS to prescribed areas of your body can improve your balance, range of motion and body awareness, while decreasing inflammation and muscle tension, to enhance your on-course performance, allow you to make swing changes more effectively and make golf more enjoyable.

In total, we have identified 10 key feature of your swing that can be improved with SpiderTech Performance i-STRIPS for golf. If you would like to learn more about how this product works and what it can do to improve your game, please fill out the form below to receive a complimentary copy of our golf performance enhancement application booklet!

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Our SpiderTech Kinesiology Tape Pre-Cut Roll delivers performance that is measurably superior to other cotton-based Kinesiology Tape products. The customizable and effective muscle and joint support system to protect against inflammation and chronic pain. Visit Us:

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The Right Shoulder Pre-Cut Spider was specifically developed to ensure you achieve the maximum support to your whole shoulder by providing a functional and easy-to-use template for taping applications. Save tape, time and energy using our pre-cut kinesiology tape, engineered for active people and healthcare professionals to give you the support you need without the guesswork.

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A gentle version of kinesiology tape is used on the face especially on the bridge of the nose (See video) to protect the sensitive skin from mask irritation, enabling sticking and unsticking another layer on it without damaging the skin.

A latex free, heat sensitive adhesive is applied on a cotton in a wave pattern, it has spaces in between which allow for air to pass through.

Once the cotton is adhered and cured to the skin (the sticky adhesive cures at body temperature): It turns out to be rubber bands glued between the cotton and the skin.

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SpiderTech for The Clinic

Helping you to provide consistent and quality care for your patients.

SpiderTech Products were developed for medical professionals, using the original kinesiology tape that was developed to mimic the weight and elasticity of human skin. The complete system of precuts applications, universal shapes and the best quality roll tape available makes SpiderTech kinesiology Tape a valuable asset to any practitioner's tool kit.

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SpiderTech is also committed to complying with the Integrated Accessibility Standards and has prepared a policy and accessibility plan to help it meet the requirements contained therein.

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Gamer’s Thumb Protection

Gamer’s Thumb can affect all levels of gamers, from the novice player getting into gaming for the first time to the long time gamer who recently bumped up their playing time. Gamer’s Thumb affects many people of all ages, and a non-invasive, easy, yet effective treatment is needed that allows gamers to play through this injury.

What is Gamer’s Thumb?

“Gamer’s Thumb” is medically known as de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis and is characterized by having tenderness and swelling over the thumb side of your wrist. It is caused by impingement between the two tendons on the back of your thumb and their tendon sheets. If you think you have Gamer’s Thumb, try Finkelstein’s test to help confirm the diagnosis.

Gamer’s Thumb is the result of repetitive thumb strain inflaming the tendons and causing pain and limited movement. Sudden increases in gaming volume or long hours of play are the common cause of this painful and performance-limiting condition.

A study in the Journal of Musculoskeletal Research evaluated the use of kinesiology tape to treat pain and swelling associated with Gamer’s Thumb. The study showed that when using kinesiology tape:

80% of people significantly improved their pain

77% reduction in pain even 1 month later

73% of people significantly improve their swelling.

Dedicated to providing the best kinesiology tape in the world, SpiderTech is the originator of the pre-cut kinesiology tape for Gamers. SpiderTech provides amazing therapeutic effects allowing gamers to play without pain and swelling and to be more specific with their finger control once muscle fatigue sets in. SpiderTech has your back when it comes to any gaming effort. Check out SpiderTech’s website for more info on Gaming Gear.

Reference:

K. Homayouni et al. Comparison between Kinesio taping and physiotherapy in the treatment of de Quervain's disease. Journal of Musculoskeletal Research, Vol. 16, No. 4 (2013) 1350019.

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Spidertech Education

Are you interested in learning more about kinesiology tape? Our lineup of one day Hands-On Certification Courses, Online Modules and Specialty Webinars offer something for everyone and make Spidertech the #1 educational resource for kinesiology tape.

Certified Spidertech

Our one day hands-on certification courses are designed for medical and fitness professionals looking for the most up to date, in depth, evidence informed training in kinesiology tape. Our Level 1

Neurosensory

Structural

Microcirculatory

(NSM) Course will provide you with everything you need to enhance patient and client outcomes by utilizing Spidertech as an adjunct modality.

Online Modules

Our Online Modules are perfect for medical and fitness professionals looking for an in-depth understanding of how kinesiology tape works on their schedule. Topics covered include:

Pain Science

Neuromuscular Plasticity

How Spidertech affects the body

Clinical relevance and therapeutic goals

The Online Modules are the perfect first step to understanding the science of kinesiology tape and how to utilize it in your practice.

e-Learning Modules

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Travel Tips from Lauren Fendrick

SpiderTech pre-cut kinesiology has endless amounts of purposes- even we keep finding new ones every day! Among numerous other uses, did you know that our upper knee Spider can also help relieve pain and discomfort during long flights?

Lauren Fendrick is a professional American beach volleyball player who will be going to the Rio 2016 games. In the video below, she shares her pre-flight routine and how to use our Upper Knee Spider to prevent discomfort when you travel. Sitting down for an extended period of time can often lead to stiff knees and using SpiderTech pre-cut kinesiology tape can help increase lymphatic flow to the tissue around the knee.

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SpiderTech is easy to apply and the pre-cut tape makes it travel friendly as no scissors are required. Next time you’re sitting for an extended period of time or travelling, try Lauren Fendrick’s Upper Knee Spider routine for a simple and drug-free approach to relieve discomfort.

Pick up your Upper Knee Spiders HERE

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Catching Up With Levi: Leipheimer Talks Broken Leg and Tour de France

On April 1, while training in Spain the day before the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco, American Levi Leipheimer was struck down by a car and suffered a broken fibula. Not only did the accident knock him out of the Pais Vasco, for which he was considered a favorite after a strong early season that included winning the overall at the Tour de San Luis, but it also dealt a serious blow to his hopes of winning his fourth Tour of California.

Just six weeks after the injury, Leipheimer, who admitted that he wasn't yet at his best, still rode to an impressive sixth place overall at California. Since then, he's been working hard to rehab the leg in preparation for his big goal of the season, the Tour de France. Speaking to us from an altitude training camp in Utah, the easy-going American told us about the accident, his subsequent recovery, and his plans and hopes for the rest of the season.

Congrats on Tour of Cali. Sixth overall with a leg issue has to be considered something of a success? It’s a good race to start with after an injury. It’s relatively safe, the roads are big, the peloton is small. So it was a good one to come back to. I was happy with the ride, but it could have been better without the injury. The Tour of California has always been a big goal of my season, so it was disappointing in some ways, too.

You looked like you were having a harder time with the leg off the bike than on it? I didn’t feel any pain in the race. Walking and stepping off it is what would give me trouble, but riding was fine. Even during my recovery, I could ride well in advance of when I could walk. The way the muscles pull on those bones, it just isn’t conducive to walking.

So about the leg: Can you describe the accident?

I was out on a training ride by myself the day before Pais Vasco, and I got run over from behind. I didn’t hear it or see it coming. One minute I was riding. The next thing I knew I was on the ground. The driver told police that he didn’t see me at all. Afterwards, I was conscious, but I was pretty dazed. I was in complete shock. It took a few minutes to figure out what had happened. I realized pretty quickly that I was lucky to have walked away from it.

They weren’t able to do an X-ray there in Spain, but I was pretty sure it was broken. I went back home and as soon as I got to the U.S. I got an X-ray and, sure enough, it was broken—high on the fibula. There was no treatment. They said with rest it would heal itself and the bone would re-bond. Basically, it would take care of itself.

That was April 1. How long were you off the bike? I got on the trainer eight days after the accident. It was only for 15 minutes to test it out, and it was super-painful. It loosened up slowly, and I worked up to being able to ride the trainer easy for 20 minutes twice a day. After about 10 days of that, I started riding again outside. Just easy, but I was riding.

At the Tour of California you looked like an Easter egg with all that neon kinesio tape. During the race I had a ton of SpiderTech tape on. I’ve used it before, back in 2009, when I broke my wrist, and it seemed to work relatively well. But this time really made me a believer. At the start of my recovery, when I was riding outside without the tape, it was extremely painful. Then I got the tape, and the difference was amazing. It was suddenly not painful to ride anymore. And then I realized that if I didn’t tape, it would make a noticeable difference the next day. I’d be in so much more pain if I didn’t use the tape. I feel like it really sped up my recovery.

How’s the recovery going?

The bone is definitely healed. There’s very little scar tissue left, even compared to what it was a few weeks ago. But the strength is definitely not 100 percent in the leg. Everything atrophied, and my muscles just aren’t firing like they were before the accident. So that’s what I’m working on right now: building up that strength again.

Given the good form you had early season this must have been a blow? Getting hit was a huge deal, and it’s taken a lot for me to come back. It’s been two months, and I don’t even feel like I’m fully back yet. But when it comes to things like this that are out of your control, you have to find a positive way forward.

With all the miles of time trials and not so many mountaintop finishes, this year’s Tour de France looks to suit you. How does the accident affect your build-up and chances in July? That’s what everyone is saying: that this year’s tour favors the time trialists. So yeah, this course is definitely better for guys like me, who can make up some time in the TTs. But it’s just as much about the mountains. It feels like everyone is underestimating that a little bit. It’s a three-week race and you have to be good every day and you have to be complete. In the end, the strongest man always wins. I hope that I’ll be at my strongest by then. I’m okay now, but I’m still lacking something. The last percent or two is what is going to take the longest to get back. But I’m optimistic.

How about the Olympics?

That’s tricky because there’s only one spot for the time trial, and they’re going to pick the team in the next few weeks. I probably won’t get picked because they are going to have to look at results up 'til now. I’m still a bit of a question mark. And at the same time, Dave [Zabriskie] has just been killing it. The TT he did in California and then in Greenville [at the National Championships], he’s just flying right now.

The other thing is, there are a couple of races in the U.S. that I’d like to defend my title at: Utah and Colorado. So while I’d really like to go to the Olympics again, if it doesn’t happen it won’t be the end of the world because it will allow me to focus on those other goals. I’m preparing myself to look at it in a positive way.

But next up is Tour de Suisse, which you won last year. Can you do it again? Basically I look at Suisse as a chance to finish recovering and building back to 100 percent. I don’t have a lot of expectations. I want to support the team and work hard to get myself ready for France. If I can walk away from Switzerland close to 100 percent, it would be a success.

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Medium Fan Pre-Cut

The Medium Fan Pre-Cut Spider is versatile and adaptable to a variety of taping needs. Developed with freedom of movement in mind, it is perfect for medium areas. This pre-cut application saves time and ensures even, machine cut edges to prevent fraying or uneven support.

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