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RockTape used to assist Diabetes Patients
At RockTape we encourage lateral thinking. And this kind of thinking led a Perth lady, Megan Wassink, to develop a cool new business helping kids keep their diabetic monitors in place. Megan discovered that RockTape has the best adhesive of the kinesiology tapes and...
RockTape – how does it work? Part 1
We get asked this question regularly, often accompanied by a look of astonishment by someone who has just re-tested a movement following the application of RockTape! No, it’s not “magic tape” as some people would have you believe. It can certainly help to reduce...
Does your balance get worse when you are fatigued from skiing? Kinesiology tape might help you on the slopes this year.
Good balance is obviously an important requirement for skiing and snowboarding, but also for daily activities. Research has found that balance ability can be negatively affected when muscles are fatigued, likely due to a deterioration of the person’s ability to...
Player profile of RockTape Australia Director – Steve Stahl
How did you become involved with RockTape? After Darryn and Tony (fellow Directors) returned from their USA trip with RockTape samples, they needed some practitioners to test the product. Given I am a physio, it was a natural choice that they sent some of it my way. ...
Strong is beautiful as illustrated by Rock Star – Alanah Yukich
This month’s RockStar is Alanah Yukich. A Perth based athletics star last year she made her debut on the international stage competing at the World Junior Athletics Championships in the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay. Alanah’s got big goals heading into the next...
Custom RockTape
Clinics and clubs use a lot of tape on their customers and players. We have had a number of businesses and clubs create walking billboards for their brand by placing their logo on the RockTape they use. The cost of your custom RockTape would not be any more...
Rock Star – Josh Stapley
This month, we’d like to introduce you to up-and-coming superstar Josh Stapley. At just 20 years old he is already a veteran in the sport of triathlon with 10 years and a World Championships under his tri-suit. The Bathurst local is also studying a degree in exercise...
Eleven habits to becoming team captain
Team captain. It’s often the highest position an athlete can aspire to. But how do you get there? We all look up to good leaders and happily follow them, but exactly what is it that they did to reach their position and become so respected? How do you gain the respect...
RockTape for your knee pain
RockTape has become the “go-to” option for taping for knee pain, whether it be in children or adolescents, weekend warriors, tradies or even the older population with arthritis pain. Due to the flexible nature of RockTape, it allows full range of movement for...
Player profile of RockTape Australia Director – Tony Stahl
How did you become involved with RockTape? Darryn (fellow RockTape Director) and I came across RockTape in its infancy on a trip to the USA to run the Boston marathon in April 2010. Darryn met the creator of RockTape - Greg van den Dries, in San Francisco, and we...
Rock Star – James Downing
This month’s RockStar is James Downing. He’s an elite mountain bike racer specialising in cross country mountain bike races that cover up to 100km. With over 25 years in the sport, he still cycles over 20,000kms and completes upwards of 40 races per year. What’s your...
There is no ‘I’ in team, but there is a ‘me’
Today I am going to write about something a little controversial – the ‘I’ in team. We are taught from a young age that there is no ‘I’ in team. We consistently hear phrases from parents, coaches and teachers such as: ‘We are all in this together’ ‘The team is only...
Taping does not alter PFJ alignment or contact area
Many people experience anterior knee pain at some time in their life, and chances are that if you are one of those people, you will have had your knee taped by your health professional. Typically the explanation given is that the patella is not tracking correctly in...
RockStar – Lukaz Catubig
This week we want to introduce you to RockStar Lukaz, or as he’s usually introduced, Lukaz ‘The Lycan’ Catubig. Originally from the Philippines, Lukaz is a Melbourne-based MMA fighter with an 11 win and 6 loss record, fighting in both Australia and Asia. He also holds...
The stupidity of SMART goals
Harvard once did a study on their business school students. They found that only 3% of students had written down their goals. Quite a low number considering that Harvard students are meant to be some of the highest achieving individuals. The interesting thing was when...
Mastering skill: Beyond unconscious competence
As a trampolinist, people unfamiliar with the sport often used to watch me compete and ask ‘How do you do all those somersaults? What do you think about when you’re upside down?’ The answer rarely satisfies them because I don’t actually think about much at all. For...
RockStar – Caley Reece
Caley Reece has lived the dream of anyone that’s ever watched a martial arts movie and wanted to show off their own moves… She’s a 6-time World Champion in the sport of Muay Thai. Originating in Thailand, it’s one of the toughest martial arts there is. And perhaps an...
Instructor Summit – Mexico 2017
At RockTape we are extremely fortunate to have some of the best minds working on our education programs. In early January, Steve, our Education Director, was lucky enough to join RockTape educators from the US, UK, Canada, and Mexico in Puerto Vallarta for the annual...