Sports and Kinesio Taping

Sports and Kinesio Taping

Kinesio Taping Method is a therapeutic tool utilized by the rehabilitation specialist to manage pain. Kinesiology tape is constructed of fine, breathable, stretchable material, usually cotton or a cotton blend.

Recent evidence supports that Kinesio taping helps increase ROM, improve function, decrease Oedema/Swelling, decrease pain, improve quality of life. The kinesiology taping method is based on the science of maintaining support for the body.

How does Kinesio Taping help?

• Allowing blood and other bodily fluids to move freely through and around the injured muscle

• Stabilize the injured area by lightly adhering to the skin and applying pressure to the tissues the tape is wrapped around

• Allowing the free flow of the lymphatic fluid to cleanse and heal the inflammation without the use of medications or surgery

• Prevent further muscle injury while still allowing motion

What are the benefits of Kinesio Taping?

• Decreased Pain: By gently applying pressure, kinesiology tape helps to disrupt and dissipate pain.

• Increased Circulation and Decreased Inflammation: The tape can help remove congestion while allowing efficient circulation of oxygenated blood and lymphatic fluids.

• Improved Posture and Muscle Support: Taping can help correct postures and can help gently support proper posture.

• Proper taping also enables weak muscles to function efficiently, reduces pain and fatigue, and protects against cramping, over-extension, and over-contraction.

• Improved Athletic Performance: By supporting unstable joints and delivering slight pressure to “sleeping” muscles, taping can prompt higher performance.

• Supported endogenous analgesic system: The tape enables the body’s own healing mechanisms to work in the recovery process.

For anyone with pain, be it an elite athlete or a professional spending long hours on the computer, a kinesiology tape will greatly help you relieve your pain and chronic stiffness. Get in touch with FLEXITUDE Physio at +91-7306885927 to get yourself a Kinesiology taping today!