Sport / Injury Tape / Strips

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Sport / Injury Tape / Strips

The Sports / Injury Pre-cut Tape offers support for back, neck, shoulder, knee, and wrist. Each pack consists of pre-cut strips of tape for each particular application, ready to apply. Each tape application can be worn for 2-3 days, 24 hours a day. It is hypoallergenic, made from 100% cotton and remains flexible. It is also water-resistant, so you can shower, bathe and swim whilst wearing it. You can also continue with your activities or training, as Sports Injury Pre-cut allows for full range of motion, supporting the muscle yet not restricting movement. The tape supplied is in the colour Silver.

• Pre Cut – Back Application

  Sports / Injury Tape Pre-cut Back Application can be used to relieve back pain and spasms and is designed to support over stretched back muscles, Repetitive Strain Injury, lower back pain, lumbago and sciatica.
  The application is designed for bodies with pain and stiffness in the lower back.

• Pre Cut – Neck Application

  Sports / Injury Tape is designed for neck pain caused by muscle strain or ligament sprain. It can also help to provide relief from Whiplash, Trapped Nerve, tension headaches caused by tight neck muscles.
  Neck pain is a common condition, with two thirds experiencing it at some point in their life. Neck pain often arises from problems in the spine, muscle tightness in the back or joint disruption in the neck. Aside from injury or trauma to the neck, stress is a chief cause, as is prolongued periods of sitting at a computer leading to poor posture.

• Pre Cut – Shoulder Application

  Sports / Injury Tape is designed to relieve shoulder pain and stiffness, and provide support for overused or weak shoulder muscles, Bursitis, frozen shoulder and rotator cuff injuries.

• Pre Cut – Knee Application

  Sports / Injury Tape is an effective treatment for runner’s knee, providing knee and patella support, and alleviating associated pain and swelling from Meniscus (Cartilage) Tears and Swollen or Torn Ligaments.
  Knee pain is a common problem affecting approximately a third of adults in the UK at any one time. It can particularly affect athletes whose knees take a lot of pressure, such as runners and tennis players. The knee is a vulnerable joint; it takes a substantial amount of the body’s weight therefore suffering a lot of impact, placing stress upon the joint. Kinesio Pre-cut Knee provides that extra bit of support that your knee may need.

• Pre Cut – Wrist Application

  Sports / Injury Tape can be used to relieve pain and swelling for conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, Wrist Tendonitis, De Quervain’s Syndrome, and provide support for overused,weak and inflammed wrist muscles. Hand and wrist pain is becoming particularly common as the amount of time people spend on computers is increasing. Most wrist conditions can be attributed to repetitive movements of the hands, such as typing. Sports / Injury Tape Pre-cut Wrist is ideal for providing your wrist muscles with that extra bit of support your wrists sometimes require.

Sport / Injury Tape / Strips

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ELECTRICAL TAPES

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ELECTRICAL TAPES
General, Electrical Cable and Ducting insulation. Also sports and related activities.

	Thickness (mm)	Adhesion (n/25mm)	Tensile (n/25mm)	Temperature (max.° C)
pPVC Economy
2701	0.13	4	62	60
Features: General purpose flexible pPVC tape. Available in Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Green/Yellow
pPVC Premium
2702	0.14	6	70	60
Features: High performance wire and cable insulation. Flame retardant / self-extinguishing. Good conformability. Range of colours. BS specified
pPVC Insulation / Duct Sealing – Silver
2713	0.14	6	75	80
Features: Joint sealing in ducting / electrical insulation. Flame retardant, BS specified
PE Electrical
2901	0.15	9	45	60
Features: An electrical and general purpose PE tape,highly conformable at sub-zero temperature.Range of 8 colours including – Clear.

Tape colour	Usage (US)	Usage (UK – old)	Usage (International – new)
Black	Insulation Low voltage, phase A	Insulation Low voltage, neutral	Low voltage, phase B
Red	Low voltage, phase B	Low voltage, phase A	Sheath, 415v 3 phase
Blue	Low voltage, phase C	Low voltage, phase C	Low voltage, neutral Sheath, 230v
Brown	High voltage, phase A		Low voltage, phase A
Orange	High voltage, phase B		Sheath, garden tools
Yellow	High voltage, phase C	Low voltage, phase B	Sheath, 110v site wiring
Green	Earth ground	Earth
Green with yellow stripe	Isolated ground		Earth
Grey	Low voltage, neutral High voltage, neutral		Low voltage, phase C
White	Low voltage, neutral High voltage, neutral

Coloured Tape (Phasing Tape)

A wide variety of electrical tapes is available; some for highly specialized purposes. Electricians generally use only black tape for insulation purposes. The other colours are used to indicate the voltage level and phase of the wire. (In fact, the coloured tape is referred to as “phasing tape”.) This is done on large wire which is available only in black insulation. When wires are phased, a ring of tape is placed on each end near the termination so that the purpose of the wire is obvious. The following table describes this usage.

The fact that it is often more UV-resistant than other tapes and its ability to stretch has led to a wide range of uses beyond insulation. Electrical tape is torn by grasping it between the pointer fingers and thumbs of both hands with thumbs touching. Pulling the hands apart stretches the tape until it breaks (about 4 inches.) As it is easily torn by hand, can be written on, and generally removes from smooth surfaces cleanly (i.e. not leaving any marks or sticky residue) it’s useful for a number of other applications such as labelling (including colour coding) and temporarily attaching objects to one another.

When used to temporarily hold together a bundle of wires (or other objects), a tail can be made for easy removal. After wrapping the bundle, twist the end several times so the tape wraps around itself then pull away from the bundle to create the tail. A tail can also be achieved by folding a small part of the free end back onto itself, contacting the two sticky sides. This can also allow for reuse of the end.

Use in Sport and related activities:

• Electrical tape is often used in sports where knee high socks or shin guards are worn, such as rugby. This keeps them from slipping down out of place. Rugby players also use it to tape back their ears to avoid abrasion, cuts and cauliflower ear.
• In motor-sports such as rallying, electrical tape is used to tape up the lights on the car in case of crashes which would usually lead to spillage of glass.
• Australian rules football players occasionally wear arm bands of black electrical tape, in honour of someone related to the player or their club who recently died.
• Electrical tape is also used by youths in cricket playing nations. It is wrapped around tennis balls to make them look and/or act like cricket balls.
• Many martial arts schools use electrical tape, sometimes in different colors, to mark intermediate stages between belts.
• Before the introduction of mass produced roller hockey pucks, certain brands of electrical tape were used as a puck substitute given that traditional ice hockey pucks are poorly suited for use on concrete and asphalt. Scotch 88 tape, in particular, was commonly used in general and league play during the 1990s.
• In the Irish sport of Hurling electrical tape is wrapped around certain parts of the hurl to hold grips in place, act as grips, and to hold the hurl together in case of cracks or splinters. In Camogie, it is required to wrap the band of the hurl to protect other players. Electrical tape is used as it is strong, waterproof and easy to apply.
• People involved in color guard use electrical tape to tape their flags, rifles, and sabres for ease of use and identification.
• Marching percussionists use electrical tape to wrap their sticks. The purpose is twofold: the first being the increased durability and the second being increased visibility against marching uniforms, making stick movement and uniformity more obvious.
• During the cross country phase of eventing a horse back riding competition riders use electrical tape to ensure that the velcro on their horses boots does not come undone.

Additional usage:

• Electrical tape is sometimes also used to secure lighting cables to the truss in stagecraft, and is commonly known as LX tape for this reason, particularly in the UK. It is also used to join fuses in firework rigging, to provide both mechanical strength and short-term waterproofing and is sometimes used for the marking out of set and stage space whilst in rehearsal spaces.

• Israeli soldiers commonly use electrical tape (called isolierband in Hebrew and originated in German) to perform quick fixes and to “upgrade” their equipment. In effect, isolierband is used in the IDF as a substitute for duct tape due to its small roll size and common black color.
• Electrical tape is also a very unconventional, functional yet aesthetically pleasing art material, used infrequently in sculpture installation and graphic design.

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