Women's olympic volleyball team. What is the black looking bandage on Kerri Walsh's shoulder?

Question

I have also seen it on other olympic competitors

Answer 1

She had surgery on her shoulder or something. So that's why she has that black thing on her shoulder. Did you hear? U.S. won gold for beach volleyball

Answer 2

Yes it is a support bandage. It's called "kinesio tape". She wears it to increase blood flow to that area. Last fall she had shoulder sugery because of a constant pain she had for years. The tape supports the muscles and allows them to relax.

YAY for Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh! GOLD!

Answer 3

It's cancer

Answer 4

It's to protect her shoulder because she had surgery on it...it protect from tearing or re-injury without interfering with her range of motion.

Answer 5

It's an alien parasite that attached itself onto her shoulder, giving her special powers.

Answer 6

It's Kinesio tape.  For more information, visit:

http://www.kinesiotaping.com/

Here is also an article about Olympic athletes using it:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/s...

Answer 7

Its actually an inking of a Chinese character meaning rat (for year of the rat).

Answer 8

Kerri Walsh had surgery on her shoulder a little bit less than a year ago and the tape is to keep everything in place so she's not in pain