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Medgadget Olympics Continue With Kinesio

Posted on August 18, 2008

There seems to be a lot of medgadgetry being used in this year's Olympics. The latest mystery has been the black pattern on America's beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh's shoulder. The bookofjoe blog had a crack research team investigate the matter, and they've apparently discovered that the stuff is Kinesiotape, the manufacturer of which claims it has the ability to re-educate the neuromuscular system, promote lymphatic flow, reduce pain, enhance performance, prevent injury, and promote injury resolution. Turns out the tape is used by a few other Olympians, and Kinesio has a page showin...

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