Learn how to apply and use kinesiology tape (“K Tape”) to allieve everday injuries and ailments with over 200 step-by-step photos and instructions for every part of the body.
Widely used by physical therapists, chiropractors and personal trainers, kinesiology tape provides incredible support while simultaneously stretching so your body can perform its normal range of motion. Now you can utilize this amazing material at home. Simply buy a roll at your local drugstore and follow the taping methods described in this book to reduce pain, rehab an injury and get back in the game.
Providing clear step-by-step instructions and helpful photos, the author shows how to tape the most common injuries and conditions anywhere on the body:
• Neck pain
• Frozen shoulder
• Bicep strain
• Tennis elbow
• Wrist sprain
• Tight IT band
• ACL/MCL sprains
• Achilles tendinitis
• Ankle sprain
• Plantar fasciitis
The very first thing I noticed was the coverage of the basics. I always see athletes taped up and assumed they were using some designer tape, when in most cases the athletic trainer had just rounded off the edges. Makes perfect sense, in order for the tape to stick better and help with fraying.
I never knew there were so many different ways to tape. I normally see a shoulder, wrist or a knee tape, but author Aliana Kim gives us the full range of possibilities. Headaches, TMJ, menstrual cramps, tricep strain, groin pain, sciatica, and even nasal congestion.
The steps on how to apply tape are detailed and thorough. If tape needs to be applied in different directions, the tape is shown in different colors so it is clear to the reader. Kim also includes picture examples for every condition listed in the book.
Overall, I’m happy with the book. It’s filled with resources that I can flip back to when needed and that I can pass along to friends.