Athletic (Kinesiology) tape has a variety of benfits including:

• Providing support to joints and muscles while maintaing a range of motion.
• Relieve pain and fatigue from both acute injuries and chronic pain conditions.
• Reduce swelling and inflammation through enhanced lymphatic drainage.
• Help delay and/or reduce fatigue and improve endurance through greater muscle recovery.
• Accelerate healing via improved blood flow to injured tissues. 
• Accelerate recovery from intense exercise. 
• Use on neck, back, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, arms, hips, thighs, knees, calves and ankles.