Is KT Tape available on the Camino Frances?

Yumadons

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• May 15, 2019

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KT Tape helps with my posterior tibial tendonitis (ankle/foot). It's popular here in the U.S., readily available at Walmart and elsewhere. Does anyone know if it's available on the CF?

 

Theatregal

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• May 15, 2019

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I haven't seen the brand KT Tape in Spain but you can get kinesiology tape at any farmacia.

 

Roland49

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• May 15, 2019

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Hello Yumadons,

northern Spain is not the middle of the amazonian jungle.

Kinesiology is a common form of therapy all over the western world.
You can find it in Pharmacies and sometimes in Grocery stores even in Spain.

HTH

Buen Camino!
Roland

 

Robo

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• May 15, 2019

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Yes. Farmacias have it or similar.

 

Rex

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• May 15, 2019

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Bought KT tape at a running shoe store in Burgos. Still have some of it in our medicine cabinet at home.

 

formysons

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• May 15, 2019

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Yumadons said:

KT Tape helps with my posterior tibial tendonitis (ankle/foot). It's popular here in the U.S., readily available at Walmart and elsewhere. Does anyone know if it's available on the CF?

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Hi Yamadons, I find Omnifix stretch tape very good, and you can get that at pharmacies in Spain too. It does not bunch up as others tend to do.

 

Yumadons

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• May 15, 2019

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Awesome, thank you guys.

 

Yumadons

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Roland49 said:

Hello Yumadons,

northern Spain is not the middle of the amazonian jungle.

Buen Camino!
Roland

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Lol @Roland49, the first stop on my trip is (almost) the Amazon jungle, Machu Picchu. Will use up my KT Tape there and buy more in Spain.

 

Becky 59

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• May 16, 2019

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The only color in stock at the pharmacia in A Calle (Galicia) was bright yellow when I was there. You could see me from way down the path!

 

Walkerooni

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• May 16, 2019

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They do, but i never did find the pre-measured, perforated, easy-tear like we can buy in Canada. Not a big deal, but it does require purchasing scissors to cut it. Found some perforated in Leon at a physio place but he said he could not sell me that, just the one that needs cutting.

 

Darby67

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• May 16, 2019

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I saw other brands on the walk in various locations, but I prepared by precutting the sizes I needed from a roll before leaving on our trip. I use the super adhesive/hd one so cutting with my small travel scissors is a bugger so having strips ready to go in my kit worked really well.