Kinesio Taping Can Get You Back in The Game
Have you ever heard of Kinesio Taping?
Have you suffered from an injury or condition that is affecting your everyday life?
If you are an athlete, this is a great form of treatment to get you back in the game. It can help you find the relief you need! Kinesio tape or elastic therapeutic tape is also known by such brand names as Rock Tape, K-tape, KT tape, or SpiderTech tape.
Pain can sometimes be so debilitating that it makes daily tasks much more difficult than they used to be.
That is why we, Prairie Rehabilitation, offer treatments like this to help alleviate pain, promote healing, increase strength and range of motion, and most importantly, get you back to comfortably living your normal life.
What does this do?
It helps in resetting the circuitry in the affected part of your body by correcting any faulty interactions between the skin and muscles, joints, and tendons underneath. This results in improved muscle strength and activity.
It also works by partially blocking pain receptor messages being sent to your brain. If those painful messages aren’t being received, the muscles in the affected area will loosen up and the likelihood for spasms will significantly decrease.
Pain constricts an affected area, but if the pain is taken away, there suddenly becomes more freedom for blood flow and movement.
What is the typical Kinesio taping session like?
Our physical or occupational therapist will perform this treatment by placing the strips of tape on the affected area of your body, as well as any other places where you may be experiencing pain or stiffness.
Our South Dakota and Minnesota physical therapists and occupational therapists will implement a variety of exercises and modalities into their treatment plans, based on your specific needs.
Kinesio taping is among these modalities used to improve your mobility and provide support to your muscles, joints, and tendons.
If you think you could benefit from Kinesio taping, request an appointment at Prairie Rehabilitation today in Worthington Avera, Worthington Oxford, Jackson, Tea, Hartford, Harrisburg, Brandon, Sioux Falls, East Sioux Falls, West Sioux Falls or Central Sioux Falls!
Benefits of Kinesio taping
There are many reasons why Kinesio taping may be useful to you in your healing journey.
These include, but are not limited to:
Pain relief
One of the biggest benefits of Kinesio taping is pain relief.
By blocking pain receptors, your brain doesn’t receive the painful messages from the affected area any longer, and the muscles relax as a result.
This allows for more mobility, quicker healing, and a more comfortable treatment process overall.
Joint stabilization
Some conditions may make it difficult for joints to stay in place.
Kinesio taping can help stabilize and provide support for these joints, while still allowing them to move around their intended range of motion.
Scar tissue management
This is an especially common treatment after an injury, surgery, or another type of trauma has occurred.
Healing from trauma can cause a thick band of scar tissue to form over the affected area, which can inhibit signals of movement.
Kinesio taping can provide a much-needed stretch to the scar tissue, making the signals of movement easier to communicate, and thus increasing your mobility.
Decreasing swelling
Injury, surgery, or even simple overuse of a certain part of your body can also result in swelling.
Kinesio taping helps to decrease swelling by limiting the pressure between the skin and the tissues underneath.
This allows any buildup of fluid to travel freely and promotes easier movement of the affected area.
How do physical therapy and kinesio taping work together?
Kinesio taping has helped many of our patients, in combination with manual therapy and therapeutic exercises, to lessen residual pain or stiffness and return to comfortably living their lives. Our therapists apply the very best Kinesio taping at Prairie Rehabilitation to help you achieve that same result.
Our South Dakota and Minnesota physical or occupational therapist will conduct a comprehensive assessment at your initial appointment, which will determine whether Kinesio taping may be an appropriate choice for your treatment plan.
Consult with a physical or occupational therapist about Kinesio taping today!
At Prairie Rehabilitation, we are dedicated to helping you reach your peak physical performance, and we would love to meet with you and create a plan to make that happen. Request an appointment with one of our physical therapists or occupational therapists in Worthington Avera, Worthington Oxford, Jackson, Tea, Hartford, Harrisburg, Brandon, Sioux Falls, East Sioux Falls, West Sioux Falls or Central Sioux Falls today, and get started on your path toward recovery!
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Request An Appointment
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