Has anyone else had experience with it?? I was playing last night and got a twinge in my calf very similar to when I tore my other calf last year so I iced all last night and a little today. Have been limping around pretty bad but went to Sports Authority today and bought some KT Tape and craziness it feels awesome (considering) I still have a limp but its way less than it was and have considerably less pain! I was amazed.

I just bought some to try and help a tennis elbow condition... not as glorious results as yours.... can't really tell any difference....

Got some, and have used it on a knee, and on elbow. followed directions carefully and it doesn't seem to do a thing. Now I feel silly. Why would a little tape on the surface of my skin have any significant effect on tendons/muscles/ligaments underneath?

You guys, you should google it. I do not believe you are using it in its intended application. It's not like magic healing powers. lol.

Some Olympic trainers are sufficiently impressed to use it on their athletes. But it doesn't have magic powers.

google it. If I find anything substantive, I'll post the link.

What this article seems to imply over-all is that the benefits of KT tape would be to minimize the sensation of pain by lifting the skin in such a way as to reduce inflammation and take pressure off of pain receptors. The clinical studies imply that there is little healing effect from the KT tape. That's what I took from the article. The link to more info is at the bottom of this page.

Adoption

The tape is used in therapy to relax overused muscles and in rehabilitation to facilitate underused muscles.[1] Advocates claim that the wave pattern found on the tape's adhesive has a lifting effect on the skin which can reduce swelling and inflammation by improving circulation and reduce pain by taking pressure off pain receptors.[2]

The popularity of elastic therapeutic tape in the United States surged after 50,000 rolls were donated and the tape was seen on Olympic athletes in the 2008 Beijing Summer Games. Of these athletes, the most notable was Kerri Walsh who used the tape in competition following surgery on her rotator cuff. Lance Armstrong, 7 time winner of the Tour de France, talks about using tape in his book, where he describes the effectiveness of the treatment for his sore muscles.[3] Serena Williams has also used therapeutic tapes during competition.[4] University of Connecticut basketball player Hasheem Thabeet wore black therapeutic tape on his left shoulder during the 2009 Men's NCAA basketball tournament.[5]
[edit] Evidence

There is mixed evidence that elastic therapeutic tape produces clinically significant benefits.

One randomized, double-blind study of Kinesio tape showed no medium- or long-term benefit, although there was a statistically significant effect immediately after application. The authors conclude "Utilization of KT [Kinesio tape] for decreasing pain intensity or disability for young patients with suspected shoulder tendonitis/impingement is not supported." [6]

A randomized clinical trial of patients with whiplash found an effect that was statistically significant, but "improvements in pain and cervical range of motion were small and may not be clinically meaningful."[7]

A study of the effect of Kinesio taping on muscle strength found "Kinesio taping on the anterior thigh neither decreased nor increased muscle strength in healthy non-injured young athletes."[8]

A study of the effect of elastic taping on baseball players with shoulder impingement found "elastic taping resulted in positive changes in scapular motion and muscle performance."[9]

A study of the effect of Kinesio Taping on changes in the tone of the vastus medialis muscle during isometric contractions found an increase in muscle tone 24 hours after application, but a decrease to the baseline during the fourth day. The authors conclude "Kinesio Taping used shortly before the motor activity it is supposed to support may fail to fulfil its function."[10]

A study of the effect of kinesio taping on lower trunk range of motion found an increase in range of motion for flexion, but no significant difference for extension or lateral flexion.[11]

KT Tape - Wiki Link

http://www.kttape.com/instructions/

Lots of good videos of how to use it there.