Sports Medicine Supplier of Athletic Tape

    Ithaca Sports carries sports medicine supplies  for the everyday athlete.  Injuries can range from minor to catastrophic.  Supplies made specifically for the sports athlete allow the athlete to feel better quicker and get back to playing even sooner.

Some injuries do require a cast like a broken leg or arm.  Many casts can be submerged in water but we find that the skin under the cast can still become irritated.  We suggest using a Xerosox cast cover.  The cast covers are great for swimming in the ocean (who wants sand under their cast) and even scuba diving.

Some common sports injuries are sprains and strains.  Some common strains are Achilles tendon strains, quadriceps strains, and hamstring strains.  The most common sprains in the body are the ankle and knee sprain. A sprain is an overstretching of a ligament which connects bone to bone.  A strain occurs in muscles (like pulling your hamstring).  A tendon connects muscle to bone (like the Achilles tendon)

    Ithaca Sports carries products made specifically for these injuries.  One example is a hamstring support brace made specifically for the injured hamstring.  A pulled hamstring can be a very debilitating injury and in some cases be season ending. 

     Many athletes prefer to use sports tape prior to games and practices.  Athletic tape can be very beneficial for this but will not always keep the ankle stable for an entire game or practice.  We suggest if you have a serious ankle stability problem that you should probably use an ankle brace.  If you do decide to use tape, we suggest the Johnson and Johnson Coach or Zonas athletic tape.  To tape an ankle properly you will need the following supplies: athletic tape, Cramer Tuf Skin, heal and lace pads (with Cramer Skin Lube under them) and Pre Wrap. To remove the tape, we suggest Cramer tape adhesive remover and the Cramer Tape Shark or the Cramer Zip Cut to remover the tape.  You can use Lister Bandage tape scissors but we find the other two products to work better.  It is possible to use athletic sport tape on knees but we will usually always suggest using a properly fitted knee brace instead.