Kinesio® Taping
What is Kinesio® Tape?
The Kinesio® Taping Method has taken
the Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine world by storm. This amazing
taping method was developed by Dr. Kenzo Kase over 25 years ago in
Japan. Since then, Kinesio® Taping has become the gold
standard for therapeutic and rehabilitative taping. This proprietary
method of taping uses a uniquely designed and patented tape for
treatment of muscular disorders and lymphedema reduction, among
other things.
The Kinesio® Taping Method involves
taping over and around muscles in order to assist and give support
or to prevent over-contraction. The first technique gives the
practitioner the opportunity to give support while still maintaining
full range of motion. This enables the individual to participate in
his/her normal physical activities with functional assistance. The
second technique, which is most commonly used in the acute stage of
rehabilitation, helps prevent overuse or over-contraction and helps
provide facilitation of lymph flow for an entire 24 hour period.
Correctional techniques include mechanical, lymphatic,
ligament/tendon, fascia, space and functional. Kinesio®
Tex Tape can be used in conjunction with other therapies, including
cryotherapy, hydrotherapy, massage therapy and electrical
stimulation.
Kinesio® Taping affects the activation
of the neurological system and the circulatory system. Muscles are
not only attributed to the movements of the body, they also control
the circulation of venous and lymph flows, body temperature, etc.
Therefore, the failure of the muscles to function properly induces
various kinds of symptoms. Consequently, more attention was given to
the importance of muscle function in order to activate the body's
own healing process. Using an elastic tape, such as Kinesio®
Tex Tape, it was discovered that muscles and other tissues could be
helped by outside assistance. Kinesio® Taping is an
innovative approach to treating nerves, muscles and organs.
Original Kinesio Taping Method Video
Kinesio®
Taping Method Seminars
Symmetry
is holding a two-day
seminar June 9-10, 2012 on fundamental and advanced concepts as well as
corrective techniques. Certification courses will also be held
on March 25, 2012 and July 15, 2012. All events will be held at the Radisson Hotel in
New Rochelle.
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