Kineziotaping
Kineziotaping is revolutionary and very popular technology in recovery and rehabilitation. His very gentle and mild increases the therapeutic and healing process and prolongs the effect of relaxing massage targeted focus on problematic areas such as muscles, ligaments, tendons and the like.
Today’s sports world is no longer kineziotapingu not do. Kineziotaping developed at the end of the second half of the twentieth century in Japan physician Kenzo Kase. Over the coming years kineziotaping spread throughout the world.
Kineziotapingu main advantage is a simple application speed and instantaneous effectiveness of therapy.
Techniques kineziotapingu
Muscle: It is a technique in which the skin has been glued an elastic band with flexibility corresponding to the human skin, when the skin tape crimps thereby allowing increased blood flow lasting and lymph. This prolongs the muscle relaxant effect and lymphatic drainage massage and activate the healing process.
Ligament: It is a technique to stabilize the individual ligaments transition portions of the spine, acupuncture points or trigger.
Fasciová: This technique normalizes muscle tone.
Lymphatic: Lymphatic technique prevents the repeated formation of lymphoedema. Increasing lymph flow removes toxins from the superficial tissues.
Scar correction: It helps to reduce the release and older, active and keloid scars.
Mechanical engineering Correction: Adjusts the incorrect position of the muscles, joints and bones, for example after injury or bad posture. (eg, flat foot, valgus inch)
Application of kineziotaping
- pains in the spine, joints, tendons and muscles
- in sport
- extends the effects of massage
- compensates for incorrect posture
- stabilizes released blockade
- activates healing processes
- improves blood flow
- It helps to carpal tunnel syndrome and overload extensors hand
- after accidents, in convalescence and rehabilitation
It is not appropriate to apply the tape?
- in acute thrombosis
- when rashes, eczema
- on the top layer of damaged skin
- open wounds
- on warts
- in feverish conditions
- malignant melanoma of the skin
It is best to keep Tape applied by the expert that best reveal the cause of your pain and consider which type of the tape and how to use it or edit. Tape with trims in various shapes to meet the purpose kineziotapingu.
It is important to realize that lay kineziotaping carries risks because the layman is not fully able to distinguish muscle from the tendon, ligament and fascia. If you decide to stick to tape yourself with illustrative images, videos or “okoukáním”, it is recommended to do so only in minor health problems, which is necessary to ensure precise compliance with the procedure. For more serious health problems always seek expert.
If the tape is applied properly, it has a surprisingly positive effect and in short time can be totally non-invasive way to relieve pain.
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