
DFND x CELLIANT: Sleep & Recovery for Warrior Athletes
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When kinesiology tape was originally invented in the 1970s as part of the Kinesio Taping Method, its initial use was limited to professional therapeutic spaces such as chiropractic or athletic rehabilitation programs. Upon its founding in 2008, KT Tape introduced a revolutionary new wave of kinesiology tape and recovery products that changed the sports medicine industry. By distributing KT products to major retailers, specialty sports stores and medical distributors worldwide, KT Tape brought athletic tape into the mainstream and made it directly available to athletes and fitness enthusiasts
As the category leader of kinesiology tape, KT Tape is committed to staying ahead of the curve when it comes to sports performance and recovery products. While considering avenues for the next generation of recovery products, the KT Tape team discovered infrared (IR) light therapy. The exploration of infrared applications led KT Tape to CELLIANT® and the successful partnership to follow.
CELLIANT infrared technology is a blend of IR-generating bioceramic minerals that, when incorporated into textiles, captures body heat and converts it into infrared energy, reflecting it back to your body for the muscles and tissues to absorb. This process increases local circulation and improves cellular oxygenation, supporting performance, thermoregulation and faster recovery.
While KT Tape learned more about the associated wellness benefits of full-spectrum infrared, it became clear that a partnership between KT Tape and CELLIANT was a natural fit and could add value within the sports and recovery spaces. From there, the collaboration between KT Tape, the experts in kinesiology tape, and CELLIANT, the experts in full-spectrum infrared, was born. KT Tape has just launched its first tape with infrared technology, PRO Oxygen™, for the absolute best in performance, support and recovery. It features ultra-breathable synthetic fabric and high-strength, water-resistant adhesive that is long-lasting. The CELLIANT bioceramic mineral powder is printed directly on the tape surface.
While CELLIANT can also be embedded into fibers, yarns and fabrics, incorporating CELLIANT® as a printed coating has several advantages:
The key differentiator of the PRO Oxygen line compared to KT’s other athletic tapes is the added CELLIANT-derived benefit of improved cellular oxygenation.
*Suggested by academic hypothesis, not clinically proven.
1Coyle, M., & Gordon, I. (2012). Transcutaneous Partial Pressure of Oxygen (tcPO2) as a Primary Endpoint to Assess the Efficacy of CELLIANT® as a Vasoactive Material. https://celliant.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Transcutaneous-Partial_web.pdf
2Gordon, I., Hamblin, M. R., Lavery, L., Thein, M., & Watson, J. (2018). Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effects of Far-Infrared Emitting Ceramic Fabric Shirts and Control Polyester Shirts on Transcutaneous PO2. https://celliant.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Randomized-Controlled-Trial_web-1.pdf
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