“People get mixed up – is taping effective or not? Then: does kinesiology tape do any more than the tape we already have?” says Callaghan. “We know that taping works in certain situations. We know it has effects on a part of the brain, in terms of proprioception. We know it improves joint position sense. We know it reduces the risk of injury – of an ankle sprain by about 51pc, for instance – but the thing is, does kinesiology tape do any more than that? The answer is ‘no’.”