One type of athletic taping I use is kinesiology tape. A lot of people assume kinesiology tape works like a brace. That’s one way to use it, but there are a lot of different was to utilize tape. One technique I often use actually comes from the opposite idea: it gives the skin and tissue a little breathing room. When the area is taped while the muscle is on stretch, the skin gently lifts once you relax again. That small amount of decompression takes pressure off the tiny blood vessels and lymph