The Kinesio Taping® Method

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. It also provides 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. Kinesio® Taping is a therapeutic taping technique not only offering you the support you 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 forms convolutions in the skin, thus increasing interstitial space and allowing for a decrease in inflammation of the affected areas.

Based upon years of clinical use, Kinesio® Tape is specifically applied to the patient based on their needs after evaluation. The findings of the clinical evaluation or assessment dictate the specifics of the Kinesio® Tex Tape application and other possible treatments or modalities. With the utilization of single “I” strips or modifications in the shape of an “X,” “Y” or other specialized shapes as well as the direction and amount of stretch placed on the tape at time of application, Kinesio® Tape can be applied in hundreds of ways and has the ability to:

• Re-educate the neuromuscular system
• Reduce pain and inflammation
• Enhance performance
• Prevent injury and promote good circulation
• Healing
• Assist in returning the body to homeostasis

The Kinesio Benefit

Evaluation and assessment are important when it comes to the treatment of any clinical condition. In order to get the desired results from Kinesio Taping as well as any other treatment, a full assessment of the patient is necessary. In some cases, the treatment of a condition may require treatment of other underlying conditions as well. This assessment should include manual muscle testing, range of motion testing, gait assessment and any other orthopedic special tests that you deem necessary.

Kinesio Tex Tape has been proven to have positive physiological effects on the skin, lymphatic and circulatory system, fascia, muscles, ligaments, tendons and joints. It can be used in conjunction with a multitude of other treatments and modalities within your clinic and is effective during the rehabilitative and chronic phases on an injury as well as being used for preventative measures.

Kinesio Tape, one of the most advanced therapeutic taping methods, facilitates comfort and stability and enhances the body’s healing process. In summary, Kinesio Taping has been shown to:

• Re-educate the neuromuscular system
• Reduce pain
• Enhance performance
• Prevent injury

Promote improved circulation and healing