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Taping for Inflammation
Rocktape can be applied to reduce inflammation and bruising associated with soft tissue injury. Following injury, once the initial RICE treatment has been administered and the risk of further bleeding has ceased, Rocktape can then be applied in a fan cut or “jelly...
Taping for shoulders
Athletes involved in throwing and overhead sports often develop shoulder issues, but the nature of their sport means that most of these athletes do not tolerate the restriction of rigid tapes. However the increased afferent input of Rocktape, with some sense of...
Rock Doc profile – Ian Wee
Ian Wee is an Occupational Therapist who focuses on musculoskeletal injuries. Ian is the founding director and principal practitioner of the Perth Integrated Health Clinic where his clients come from a varied source including the corporate sector, families and elite...
Rocktape joins forces with the Genesys Pro Cycling team
Rocktape are very excited to announce that they will be the official kinesiology tape supplier to the Genesys Pro Cycling Team for the next 12 months. The team is one of Australia’s top performing cycling teams and they also compete regularly in events in Asia. The...
Rocktape sponsors the Australian Paralympic Cycling Team
Rocktape will be the official kinesiology tape supplier for the Australian Paralympic Cycling Team for the next 18 months. Rocktape Australia is excited to be able to support these elite cyclists who are training very hard with the goal of representing their country...
Myron Simpson – U23 Tour of Flanders
Leading up to the race I was pretty happy, training was good. Did close to 6 hours on Wednesday, 2 easier days then the race was on Saturday! Weather was mint, sunny and a bit of wind... 22-23 degrees, couldn't ask for more at this time of the year! We woke up early...
Rocktape welcomes Cyclist Melissa Hoskins
Rocktape today announced a partnership with track cyclist Melissa Hoskins. After spending many years playing basketball, in 2006 Melissa was identified in a WAIS screening test as a potential elite cyclist or kayaker. Melissa chose cycling and since then has taken...
Perth seminar on May 14 is “sold out”
Demand for the Perth seminar on May 14 has been fantastic. So much so that it is now "sold out" despite the seminar still being just under one month away. Thank you to all the practitioners that have registered. For practitioners who were planning to attend but...
Track Cycling World Championships – Sarah Kent
When I think back to before I left for Worlds two weeks ago, I was thinking about what I would be writing my blog about on this very day – The day I returned to Perth. To be honest, I was half expecting to write about how we fought off the Poms and the Kiwis, and how...
Seminars specifically for podiatrists
Due to demand Rocktape are going to run two half day seminars specifically for podiatrists with an emphasis towards lower limb applications. The first is in Perth on May 20 and the second is in Sydney on July 8. Both seminars will commence at 1pm and run until 5:30pm....
Meet a Rock Star – Sarah Kent
Sarah Kent is a 21 year old World Champion from Western Australia. Sarah is a track cyclist, competing in the Team Pursuit, and was a part of the UCI Track World Championship winning team in Denmark in 2010. Sarah has used Rocktape extensively in training to treat...
Rock Doc Profile – Adrian Deans
Adrian Deans is based on Victoria’s magical surf coast, dividing his time between his Torquay and Ocean Grove practices. With a lunchtime drive along the beautiful 13th beach (of Sea Change fame), it is a wonder he gets any treatments done in the afternoons at all. ...
Do you want your patients to advertise for you?
Have you ever had your car serviced and driven around for the next few days with the mechanic’s sticker adorning your car’s rear window advertising his business? Have you thought to yourself: “How can we do that with our patients?” The answer is Rocktape’s exclusive...
Seminar update
Rocktape’s taping protocol is quickly becoming the standard for kinesiology taping . Why the interest? Unlike other methods, Rocktape’s protocol is based on an “open source” philosophy. We don’t believe that there is only one correct way to tape. We welcome...
RockTape and Garmin-Cervélo Team Up for 2011
Rocktape today announced a strategic supply agreement with Slipstream Sports and the 2011 Garmin-Cervélo Professional Cycling Team to develop and supply custom designed Rocktape in the team’s trademark argyle pattern. The partnership will make Rocktape the...
Taping for knee injuries
The patellofemoral application of Rocktape is becoming increasingly popular with many athletes, from the elite to the weekend warrior. Melbourne Victory’s Goalkeeper, Michael Petkovic, wore navy blue Rocktape for many games in this season’s A-League for his knee...
Steve Stahl – Kota Kinabalu City Run (Malaysia)
On our way from the airport to our hotel in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo, we noticed some street banners, advertising the “City Run” to be held the next day. With some further research, we discovered that this annual 4km run attracted...
Rocktape Welcomes Natalie Cook and Tara West
Rocktape today announced a partnership with beach volleyballers Natalie Cook and Tara West. Natalie Cook, a four time Olympian, has recently teamed up with one of Australia’s best indoor volleyball players, Tara West, in an attempt to secure a spot at the London...