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My kinesio tape Olympics dream

Erin Hassler July 19, 2021

They could accomplish what seemed to be impossible, eventually learning the movement science that led to my kinesio tape Olympics dream.

Sports medicine and ‘magical tape’ lead trainer to the fulfillment of her kinesio tape Olympics dream

After more than 20 years in the sports medicine industry, I am still excited about the ability to impact my athletes and clients. My dream has been to go to the Olympics for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I recall staying up late to watch athletes from all over the world compete in their respective sports. I did not understand the rules for each competition; I just marveled at how they could accomplish what seemed to be impossible, eventually learning the movement science that led to my kinesio tape Olympics dream.

Dissecting athletic movement

I began to study how people moved as early as second grade. “It is rude to stare” was something I heard often. The problem was trying to turn off my analytical brain, as I worked so hard to dissect every part of any movement that caught my attention.

As a biology major and student athlete at Clark Atlanta University, I had the opportunity to observe the city of Atlanta prepare for the 1996 Olympic Games. The entire city was like an Olympic showcase — the logos were everywhere, contests on every radio and TV station, and people were even more friendly than usual. My friends and I swapped money with tourists from all over the world. The most exciting part was the front-row finish line seats that I got to the track and field events. I got to see some of my favorite athletes in the world.

Kinesio tape Olympics dream: sports medicine inspiration

Inspired by a feature story on the jobs that were behind the Olympic team, I decided on my future career in sports medicine. Two years later I found myself as a graduate student at Life University, one of the biggest chiropractic schools in the country. As an athlete I always dreamed I would be competing in the Olympics, but my dream found new life as an athletic trainer.

Ten years into my career after working at the high school and Division I athletics levels, and the WNBA and as a business owner, I found myself at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. During my internship, I got the chance to work with several sports teams, including Paralympic swimming and the Modern Pentathlon. It was during this trip that I was introduced to the art of kinesiology tape that would lead to my kinesio tape Olympics dream.

‘If I can tape it, I will!’

The staff clinicians applied what seemed like magical tape to knees, ankles, shoulders and so many other places. I spent every day studying the purpose and technique of the application of the special tape.

It wasn’t the first time I had seen it, but it was one of those things that was used in clinics and not on the field. My motto over the years has been, “If I can tape it, I will!” I could not wait to use it on my athletes back home. Anytime I got a roll of kinesiology tape or even a sample I would find some way to use it.

It is now 2021; I find myself as a medical provider with Team USA. I have worked with USATF youth, recreational and professional runners for the last 10 years. Kinesiology tape has been with me the entire time. The ease of use and self-application enables athletes to use it even when I am not with them. The adhesive is much stronger and more reliable when they need it most.

ERIN E. HASSLER, DAT, MS, ATC, LAT, PES, works with #DocOnDeck consulting services out of the Sportz Factory in Houston, Texas, working in sports business consulting, as a seminar and workshop presenter, a sports analyst and commentator, and a keynote speaker. She writes for KT Tape and can be contacted at sportzfactory.com/docondeck.

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Filed Under: 2021, issue-11-2021, Soft Tissue Pain Therapy, Sports Chiropractic Tagged With: olympics, sports chiropractic, sports medicine

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