Kinesio Tape
 For more than 25 years, Kinesio Taping has been breaking new ground in the fields of sports performance, pain management and physical therapy.
The Kinesio Taping Method is designed to facilitate the body’s natural healing process while allowing support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting the body’s range of motion. It is used to successfully treat a variety of orthopedic, neuromuscular, neurological and medical conditions. Both Kinesio® Tex Tape and the training protocol have shown results that would have been unheard of using older methods and materials.
Kinesio Taping Methods
The Kinesio Taping® Method is a definitive rehabilitative taping technique that is designed to facilitate the body’s natural healing process while providing support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting the body’s range of motion as well as providing extended soft tissue manipulation to prolong the benefits of manual therapy administered within the clinical setting. Latex-free and wearable for days at a time, Kinesio® Tex Tape is safe for populations ranging from pediatric to geriatric, and successfully treats a variety of orthopedic, neuromuscular, neurological and other medical conditions. The Kinesio® Taping Method is a therapeutic taping technique not only offering your patient the support they are looking for, but also rehabilitating the affected condition as well. By targeting different receptors within the somatosensory system, Kinesio® Tex Tape alleviates pain and facilitates lymphatic drainage by microscopically lifting the skin. This lifting affect forms convolutions in the skin thus increasing interstitial space and allowing for a decrease in inflammation of the affected areas.
The benefits of Kinesio taping for different parts of your body are:
- Muscles: Kinesio tape can be used to relax overused muscles and facilitate underused muscles
- Skin: Application of the tape causes a massage-like skin movement that directs lymph away from an affected area .
- Joints: Kinesio tape can be placed to stabilize the joints.
- Blood: The wave pattern found on the adhesive of tape has a lifting effect on the skin which reduces swelling and inflammation by improving blood circulation.
- Nerves: Kinesio tape reduces pressure on pain receptors resulting in significant pain relief, decreased numbness and increased sensitivity.
It must be stressed that the effectiveness of Kinesio tape is highly dependent on proper placement and technique. Hence, professional training is advised before you try it at home.
Please contact our office to see if you are a candidate for Kinesio taping.
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