DOMS, or Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, is a common symptom following intense bouts of exercise, and something that most of us have felt at one time or another.  There is growing evidence of benefits from applying kinesiology tape to key muscle groups following...

Our new Indigenous Goanna design has been many months in the making.  We were originally approached about doing an Indigenous design by Bree Sauer, an Exercise Physiologist from Gatton in Queensland.  Bree had been working with a boy named Marcellus, and his father...

“Text neck” is a new term, coined to describe the symptoms we see as a result of people spending an enormous amount of time in a hunched over position using smartphones, tablets and lap top computers.  Typically these symptoms include neck and shoulder pain, headaches...

RockTape courses are Australia’s most popular kinesiology tape courses.  Since 2010 we have conducted over 500 full and half day courses, attended by more than 10,000 people.  Why the interest? Unlike other methods, RockTape’s taping protocol is based on an...

RockStar Samantha Gash is an adventure racer and ultra-marathon runner.  Samantha has just returned from running over 3200km across India, partnering with World Vision in a project to decrease the barriers to education for Indian children.  The 3 month trip had her...

Athletes ready… lift. Your 20 seconds begins.  Standing on the competition floor at the CrossFit Regionals you try to block out everything except the barbell in front of you.  It’s loaded with more weight than you’ve ever lifted.  You have just a small window of time...

A Turkish study that was published recently has shown some benefits with using kinesiology tape over a 2-3 week period in subjects with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.  OA of the knee is characterised by pain with walking, stair climbing, rising from sitting and many...

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Thomas A. Edison “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” - Winston Churchill “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely.” - Henry...

What’s your favourite colour RockTape and why? Pink because it’s so bright and makes me feel colourful. What items are always in your bag, and that you never travel without? Ribbons! I always have to make sure I have my ribbons to wear in my hair when competing....

There is a growing body of evidence that suggests kinesiology tape may be helpful in reducing pain.  The exact mechanism by which this occurs remains somewhat speculative.  It has traditionally been taught that by applying kinesiology tape with some stretch,...

What’s your favourite colour RockTape and why? I love all the bright colours! Especially hot pink! They stand out and look really cool! What are three songs on your pre-competition play list? Final song - Mo One dance - Drake I love you always forever - Betty who What...

I just went to the Rio Olympics. Not as an athlete. As a spectator. It was one of the best experiences of my life. You can say it’s too expensive. You can argue that the host city is too busy – or in the case of Rio too dangerous and riddled with the Zika virus. You...

Draw back the curtain on the CrossFit Games there are a few surprises behind the scenes.  For all that it is now a professional sport, the reality is that sometimes Games athletes are a little more like the rest of us (actual humans!) than we imagine. Check in day =...

Coming off a hot summer of results, we recently caught up with Australian beach volleyball athlete Christie Jenkins.  Christie won three of the six national tournaments this season and then went on to represent Australia at the Asian Championships.  Not only is her...

There are many established methods of treatment for both acute and chronic soft tissue injuries.  Examples of treatments methods (non inclusive) are massage, dry needling, active release technique, heat, ice, vibration, taping, exercise, including stretching, and...

RockTape is great for taping injuries, and can often successfully alleviate the symptoms associated with common complaints such as back pain, knee pain, shoulder pain and calf/achilles pain. RockTape is considered to be hypoallergenic as the adhesive is an acrylic...