What is the use of kinesiology tape?

In football matches and training fields, we often see players using kinesiology tape on their legs, knees, lower backs, and shoulders. This is a physical therapy tape with actual therapeutic effects. Of course, in addition to football, elastic therapeutic tape is widely used in other sports fields, such as tennis, basketball, volleyball, etc. From this point, it can be proved that kinesiology tape has practical effects and is not a pretense of "pretending to be professional." If you have used it before but feel the impact is not apparent, it only means you are misusing it. Generally, the structure of kinesiology tape is divided into three layers. The outermost layer is a breathable and elastic cotton cloth, which can be stretched within a specific limit of 130-150%. The middle layer is usually acrylic glue or Henkel glue, and the glue surface is distributed in a water ripple shape (the ripples' width, spacing, and wavelength are all specified). The glue applied on the p...