Text Box: Home Massage Health and Nutrition NLP Kinesio Taping Hopi Ear Candling Motivational Speaking Shop Testimonials Text Box: Kinesio Taping® - Users and uses... Since the introduction of the Kinesio Taping® Method nearly 30 years ago, it has been widely accepted in the athletic and western medical communities and was heavily used by many athletes at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (click here for further information on this). Conventional athletic tape is designed to restrict and support the movement of the injured body part as to protect the area from further damage. In contrast, Kinesio Tex® Tape, not only offers the support needed, but allows the patient complete range of motion during the rehabilitation process to facilitate the ultimate therapeutic modality, exercise. Elite Athletes in baseball, football, tennis, golf, swimming, wrestling, volleyball and track and field have integrated the Kinesio Taping® Method as a component of injury prevention and rehabilitation as well as performance. Why is the Kinesio Taping® method so effective in reducing pain? When a muscle is inflamed, the space between the skin and muscle is compressed, resulting in a constriction of the flow of lymphatic fluid from the collecting network in the dermis. This compression often stimulates the activity of the pain receptors in the dermis, resulting in pain. If the skin of the affected area is stretched before and during the tape application, the tape and the underlying skin will form a series of wave-like wrinkles when the body part is returned to the neutral position. This wrinkling effect is essential to the effectiveness of the Kinesio Taping® Method. Since this “lifting” of the skin increases the space between the skin and subcutaneous tissue, the lymphatic fluid is taken up more readily from the interstitial space to the lymphatic channels. This increase in subcutaneous space and improved lymphatic drainage leads to reduced stimulation of the pain receptors in the dermis. These physiological effects enhance the body’s healing process-providing a better environment for tissue healing to take place. The benefits of the Kinesio Elastic Tape In order to truly benefit from the Kinesio Taping® Method, Kinesio Tex® Tape is required. The elasticity of Kinesio Tex® tape is 130% to 140% of its original length, approximately the same elasticity as human muscle. Since these elastic characteristics allow the normalisation of muscle tone, and the promotion of the flow of lymphatic fluids and blood, using Kinesio Tex® Tape is essential to the effectiveness of the Kinesio Taping Method. At Body and Mind Studio, we only use genuine Kinesio Tex® Tape.

Above: Rebecca Hopfensperger demonstrates examples of the Kinesio Taping® system being used on various parts of the body.

Kinesio Taping® can be used for clinical conditions such as...

· AC JOINT

· ACHILLES TENDONITIS

· ACL

· ADDUCTOR STRAIN

· ANKLE LATERAL SPRAIN

· ANKLE MEDIAL SPRAIN

· BICEPS TENDONITIS

· BRACHIAL PLEXUS

· BURSITIS OF THE ELBOW

· BURSITIS OF THE KNEE

· BURSITIS OF THE SHOULDER

· CARPAL TUNNEL

· CERVICAL SPONDYLITIS

· CHONDROMALACIA

· COSTOCHONDRAL

· DEQUERVAINS

· DISLOCATIONS

· ELBOW HYPEREXT

· ELBOW VALGUS LAXITY

· EPICONDYLITIS

· ERECTOR SPINAE

· FASCIA CORRECTION

· FINGER SPRAIN

· FROZEN SHOULDER

· FUNCTINAL TAPING

· GAMEKEEPERS THUMB

· HALLUX VALGUS

· HAMMER TOE

· HAMSTRING STRAIN

· HEADACHE

· HIP POINTER

· ILIOTIBAL BAND

· LIGAMENT TAPING

· LITTLE LEAGUE ELBOW

· LYMPHATIC TAPING

· MALLET FINGER

· MCL

· MECHANICAL TAPING

· MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS

· MENISCUS KNEE

· METATARSAL ARCH

· MORTONS NEUROMA

· MYOFASCIAL

· NECK SPRAIN

· OSGOOD-SCHLATTER

· OSTEOCHRONDROSIS

· OSTEOARTHRITIS

· PATELLAFEMORAL

· PERONEAL SUBLUXATION

· PLANTAR FASCIITIS

· PILCA OF KNEE

· QUADRICEP STRAIN

· RETROCALCANEAL

· RIB

· ROTATOR CUFF

· SC JOINT

· SCIATICA

· SCOLIOSIS

· SEVERS SYNDROME

· SHIN SPLINTS

· SHOULDER INSTABILITY

· SI JOINT

· SPONDYLOSIS

· TMJ

· TROCHANTERIC BURSITIS

· TURF TOE

...and much more. If your injury is not on the above list, call us to arrange an appointment so that we can analyse your condition and recommend the best treatment for you.

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