The therapeutic benefits of Kinesiotape and Kinesio Taping are due to its muscular stabilization and support and to its stimulation of subcutaneous blood flow and lymphatic drainage. Kinesiotape and Kinesio Taping relieves pain by alleviating pressure and irritation on nerve fibers and pain receptors. I often refer to this method of treatment as a functional brace or an assistant to the muscles and joints. When you break a bone you need immobilization to allow in healing because that is a rigid structure that needs another rigid structure to do its job while it heals; in that same fashion a muscle is mobile structure that provides both mobility and stability which is why kinesiotape is both mobile and stable. Kinesiotape will not do the job of the muscle since it cannot contract but it is elastic and is the closest thing we have found to assisting the muscle in its duties while it heals. The kinesiotape method promotes healing by its direct beneficial action on muscle and circulatory physiology. Kinesio Taping is a totally new approach to treating muscles, nerves, and lymphatic drainage.
Kinesio Taping is also used for preventive maintenance, edema, and pain management. Kinesio Taping is used in treatment of acute injuries, injury rehabilitation, and as a stabilization technique during athletic competitions and sports.
Kinesio® Tex Tape is used to
- Re-educate the neuromuscular system
- Reduce pain
- Optimize performance
- Prevent injury
- Promote improved circulation and healing
Kinesio Taping’s cutting-edge technology is used for muscle, ligament, and tendon injuries including:
- Lower back strains and sprains
- Herniated discs
- Whiplash injuries
- Ankle sprains
- Plantar fasciitis
- Knee injuries
- Chronic knee pain
- Patellar tracking disorders
- Hamstring strains
- Groin injuries
- Rotator cuff injuries
- Chronic Shoulder Pain
- Tennis elbow
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
Information and Text from www.kinesiotaping.com and www.kineticsportsrehab.com