Kinesio Tape is everywhere. You may have noticed our elite sports people this year wearing, what looked like, large sticking plasters. Keep a look out during the World Cup and Wimbledon.
Image is a general example of the use of Kinesio-tape for various conditions.
This tape is KINESIO TAPE (there are many variations).
What is Kinesio Tape?
Kinesio-Tape is the original tape created by Kenso Kase, a Japanese-American Chiropractor in the 1970s. The tape came to prominence during the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics. The athletes being prime examples of its benefits during high level sporting events.
Who can benefit from Kinesio Tape?
However, the GOOD NEWS is that you don’t need to be an Olympian, or tennis star, to benefit from the tape. Anyone can benefit from taping!
At The Lymington Chiropractic our chiropractors are trained in the use of taping. We use it to treat a range of problems from tennis elbow to shoulder pain – and it’s particularly good for the initial phase of frozen shoulder – to knee pain and lower-back pain. It’s especially good for feet and medial arch pain. These are only a few of the issues it can help with.
How we use Kinesio Tape?
When we use the tape on our patients who present with injuries, we like to think it’s like putting on a ‘supporting hand’. It’s just holding the area of injury and pain to provide a sense of comfort and sense of ease as the patient gets on with their day. It also promotes the treatment we have done. If it can be left on for up to 5 days, it can really promote the healing process. This is do-able. The tape can last that long and patients can usually shower with the tape on. In this way, tape can be used to help with inflammation, reduce bruising, reduce tendon strains and the pressure on disc injuries.
Kinesio tape for athletic performance
With those patients who want us to tape them to promote athletic performance – we can use the tape to facilitate or inhibit muscular movement ensuring a better movement pattern for the athletic patient, helping with their performance.
Kinesio Tape – a helpful tool in your recovery
Kinesio-Taping is a very versatile treatment protocol and a useful tool for helping all our patients. There are specific ways to apply the tape depending on the condition. It is important to understand the qualities and properties of the Kinesio-tape to utilise it fully when applying it to a condition.
We recommend the following links for further information:
kinesiotaping.com (especially the video!)
www.healthline.com/health/kinesiology-tape#benefits
And remember, if pain and discomfort are preventing you from enjoying life, call 01590 679560 for appointments with Chiropractors Ian, Abbi, Charlotte or Fiona, or Sports Therapist Gareth, Massage Therapist Hannah Day and Holistic Therapist Jacqueline Dark.
For Acupuncture appointments, call Amanda directly on 07876 343 821.
And for Podiatry appointments call Paul directly on 07857 137732.