Kinesio tape
Most taping methods are to limit range of motion and add stability. With kinesio tape, athletic performance is not restricted with the injured area , but rather supported without limitation. This taping method is a form of rehabilitation to facilitate the body’s natural healing process.
Mechanism behind kinesio tape:
- Provides soft tissue manipulation to extend the benefits of therapy administered in the clinical setting.
- Correcting muscle function by strengthening weakened muscles
- Improving circulation of blood and lymph by eliminating tissue fluid or bleeding beneath the skin by moving the muscle
- Decreasing pain through neurological suppression
- Repositioning subluxed joints by relieving abnormal muscle tension helping to return the function of fascia and muscle.
- Improve posture
Kinesio-Tape- Patient Testimonial- Chris S. is an avid runner and has Kinesio-Tape on his knee muscles.
