Kinesiology Tape

Maybe you noticed those Olympic Volleyball players with what appeared at first as some sort of tattoos, but that was actually Kinesiology Tape, also known as Kinseo Tape or K-Tape.

When properly applied, you don’t even know the tape is there. We apply the tape on slightly stretched skin from one end of the muscle to the other, with varying amounts of stretch to the tape. For muscle support and facilitation, the tape is applied from the muscle origin to the muscle insertion. For rehabilitation or muscular inhibition, it goes on just the opposite.

The taping technique is based on the body’s own natural healing process. Rather than strap down the muscle, the philosophy is to give free range of motion and allow the body’s own muscular system to better perform.

Application of Kinesio Tape encourages muscles to function as they would if they didn’t need the tape, which improves not only body movement but circulation of venous and lymph flows and body temperature.

Dr. Klaude Kocan may incorporate this technique if it is right for you. He can advise you about other helpful services offered by Lifestyle Resumption Chiropractic Center, as part of a total therapy.