What's with James Haren's shoulder tape gimmick?

[UK2K]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastic...#Effectiveness

Basically no scientific explanation for any supposed effect. James Harden/Rockets organizational is rich enough to tape him up regardless of whether it works or not.

Lots of teams use lots of stuff.

Eastern medicine and shit.

They can afford to try everything.

[UK2K]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastic...#Effectiveness

Basically no scientific explanation for any supposed effect. James Harden/Rockets organizational is rich enough to tape him up regardless of whether it works or not.

Lots of teams use lots of stuff.

Eastern medicine and shit.

They can afford to try everything.

[CavaliersFTW]

Doc: "Do you feel it?"

Patient: "Yeah I feel it!"

Doc: "Then it works!"

All anyone is going to feel is some minimal resistance a-la an underarmor "sleeve" or a wrist band or some shit... in the course of an athletic event when muscles are rapidly expanding and contracting sometimes at maximum force that shit does nothing you'd forget it's even there

[RightTwoCensor]

These neck beards need to play an actual organized game.

Just because the tape doesn't work on your thumbs when you're finish playing video games doesn't mean it doesn't work for real athletes.

That ether! Future rep.

[plowking]

I've had some for my shoulder, and it works.

just in the sense of when I put my shoulder in the stretched position, it would pull on it, feel tight, and I could rotate it back out into the natural position where it isn't compensating for other muscles.

[I<3NBA]

one strip isn't gonna do much. you need to use more. and it needs to be layered.

[tpols]

Doc: "Do you feel it?"

Patient: "Yeah I feel it!"

Doc: "Then it works!"

All anyone is going to feel is some minimal resistance a-la an underarmor "sleeve" or a wrist band or some shit... in the course of an athletic event when muscles are rapidly expanding and contracting sometimes at maximum force that shit does nothing you'd forget it's even there

If you stretch it far and apply, you can feel the resistance.. it isn't just mental.

[Thunderfan86]

Doc: "Do you feel it?"

Patient: "Yeah I feel it!"

Doc: "Then it works!"

All anyone is going to feel is some minimal resistance a-la an underarmor "sleeve" or a wrist band or some shit... in the course of an athletic event when muscles are rapidly expanding and contracting sometimes at maximum force that shit does nothing you'd forget it's even there

Nice leg!

[AirFederer]

The tape is there to contain his flops so he doesn't break his neck

[Jud]

The tape is there to contain his flops so he doesn't break his neck

How will that help when its on his deltoid

[tomtucker]

It's not placebo. It's functional. The grip and the elastic tension pulls skin and muscles taut. Supposed to stabilize joint and muscle groups. It limits motion too, depending on how you tape it. So if a therapist wants to limit a certain motion by a patient, they'll use that tape.

Tried one myself. Works best on shoulders and ankles.

pulls skin , okay i belive that........but does it really pull muscles, are they not too deep under the skin to be pulled by tape ?

[Kvnzhangyay]

Even if it is the placebo effect, psychologically the placebo effect DOES cause an actual effect...

[funnystuff]

That ether! Future rep.

Texans...

[dreamwarrior]

All this tome i thought it was the stupidest tattoo id ever seen

[OnFire]

If the company came on Shark Tank selling kenesio tape or whatever Mark Cuban would shit all over that snake oil shit.

I've seen a couple MMA fighters wear it fighting just some damn tape down the back of their legs lol.

no different than the deer antler guy selling those strips.