ROCKTAPE Adds BIG DADDY Product to Active-RecoveryTM Tape Series

March 3, 2010 - PRLog -- ROCKTAPE, the leader in kinesiology tape and taping methods for athletes, has added two new extra-wide products to their series of Active-Recovery (AR) tape.

The newest addition to the ROCKTAPE AR series is Big Daddy TapeTM, which comes in two colors - Black and Black Logo. Both tapes are four inches wide instead of the usual two inches. The extra width is perfect for a variety of applications including lower back, groin, IT band and others that require covering of large surface areas.

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ROCKTAPE’s AR series of tapes are designed to enhance performance and recovery, and engineered to meet the demands of endurance athletes like runners, swimmers and cyclists. Unlike regular compression garments and tapes, ROCKTAPE’s AR series can be used both for compression to promote recovery, or decompression to relieve pain and swelling.

“We’ve been listening closely to our customers and incorporating their feedback into our product line. Our medical customers, who include Chiropractors, Therapists and Physicians, have been asking for a wider tape. Until now no company has been able to engineer a product this wide with the right adhesion characteristics. Our R&D team responded with an innovative solution to a common yet unaddressed problem and we’re confident that this new product will be widely utilized for both therapeutic and performance enhancing applications,” said Greg van den Dries, CEO of ROCKTAPE.

When BIG DADDY tape is combined with Power Taping, Rocktape’s new functional taping method to increase athletic performance, the results are outstanding. “During a recent Power Taping clinic, we privately introduced BIG DADDY to over 25 medical professionals and the response was extremely positive. The consensus was that this new tape will address many of the issues associated with affecting larger structures of the body, such as the Latissimus  Dorsi (back muscle) that fans widely across the Performance Functional Chain,” said Dr. Steven Capobianco, Rocktape’s Medical Director. "The larger surface area of the BIG DADDY stimulates more skin receptors which creates a stronger response to the desired movement pattern.”

ROCKTAPE increases blood flow to muscles and joints, which reduces fatigue during competition and aids post-race recovery by accelerating the body’s natural ability to repair itself. ROCKTAPE can be worn for up to five days, and can be used for many common athletic complaints, including:

• Runner’s knee (IT band)
• Shoulder separations
• Back aches
• Ankle injuries
• Achilles tendon
• Shin splints
• Planters fasciitas

The ROCKTAPE BIG DADDY series features:
• 4 inches (10 cm) wide
• Stickier, hypoallergenic adhesive that won’t fall off during competition
• 190% stretch, the same elasticity as skin, to promote full range of motion
• 97% cotton, 3% Nylon 6/12, low moisture absorption
• Tighter weave, which enables muscle to more easily ‘snap back’ to neutral
• Water resistant
• Available in black and black logo
• 35 meters or 105 feet in each roll

ROCKTAPE  is used by Elite and World Champion athletes worldwide, as well as chiropractors and sports therapists. Instructional videos and information can be viewed at  www.rocktape.com.

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ROCKTAPE is the only Kinesiology tape engineered to meet the demands of endurance athletes. Unlike other products, ROCKTAPE can be used both to apply compression to promote performance and recovery, or decompression to relieve pain and swelling.