kinesiology taping

Proper assessment and consultation with a qualified Kinesiology Taping Practitioner is always the best way to go!

Kinesiology tape is not just a sports tape it can also help people with joint, muscle and many other injuries and problems including pregnant women and children it is also used for animals including horses, dogs cats etc. It is so versatile in the potential uses it has.

Kinesiology Taping Applications can and do vary from person to person, this can depend on the individual’s area of knowledge and the pre assessment of the injury or requirement.

KNEE PAIN is a common problem that can originate in any of the bony structures compromising the knee joint (femur, tibia, fibula), the kneecap (patella), or the ligaments and cartilage (meniscus) of the knee. Knee pain can affect people of all ages, and home remedies can be helpful unless it becomes severe. Injuries, including tears, can take place in the cartilage of the knee. Arthritis is a common cause of severe knee pain and disability. Patellar tendinitis is an inflammation of the tendons connecting the kneecap (patella) to the bone of the lower leg.

PATELLAR TENDINITIS is a chronic condition often found in individuals repeating the same motion (such as runners and cyclists). Overuse during repetitive motions, as are found during certain exercises (jogging, skiing) or work conditions (long periods of kneeling) can cause breakdown of cartilage and lead to pain. Kinesiology tape can help either on its own or part of a knee rehabilitation program. Remember there is a right and wrong way to apply the tape!

SCIATICA can be caused by LUMBAR HERNIATED DISC/S The term sciatica describes symptoms of leg pain and possibly tingling, numbness or weakness that originates in the lower back and travels through the buttock and down the large sciatic nerve in the back of the leg. A herniated disc occurs when the soft inner core of the disc bulges out, or herniates, through the fibrous outer core and irritates the sciatic nerve root. A herniated disc is also sometimes referred to as a slipped disc, ruptured disc, bulging disc, protruding disc, or a pinched nerve.

Piriformis syndrome can also be a cause of sciatica.

Proper assessment is important as to finding the cause of this problem. Kinesiology tape can help with pain relief and as part of a rehabilitation program.

CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME is a wrist condition when the space that surrounds the median nerve becomes swollen or inflamed which results in nerve compression. When the median nerve is pinched sufferers will feel pain, tingling, or numbness in the fingers and hand.

Kinesiology tape is used in people with carpal tunnel syndrome to help support the wrist, improve blood flow, and open the space that surrounds the median nerve to help reduce pain and prevent nerve damage. It is one of the most conservative treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome, being both inexpensive and having minimal risks.