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KT TAPE KNEE SKIN

KT TAPE KNEE SKIN

Swelling management: If you have had swelling from an injury or surgery, kinesiology tape may help decrease the swelling by decreasing pressure between the skin and underlying tissues. This provides a pathway for excess fluids that have accumulated since your injury to travel through. Kinesiology tape is sometimes used in lymphedema management or for superficial contusions.Conditions like patellofemoral stress syndrome, iliotibial band friction syndrome, or shoulder instability may benefit from extra support provided by kinesiology tape. The tape can support your joint while still allowing for some motion. Support and stability: If you have a condition that requires a specific joint to be held in place, kinesiology taping may be right for you.It can help decrease nociceptive input to the brain which can help decrease muscle guarding and protective spasms. Inhibition and pain management: Kinesiology tape can be used to help decrease pain and muscle spasms that may occur after injury.This can lead to normalized muscular tone and can also help improve athletic performance. Facilitation: Kinesiology tape can be used to help improve muscular firing and contraction patterns.It is also used to treat superficial bruises. It helps to lift skin and tissues off of sore muscles and trigger points. The "lift" strip: Commonly referred to as the Band-Aid, this strip is often used to support injured tissues or to treat muscle knots or trigger points.It is commonly used in lymphedema management or for superficial contusions and swelling. The "fan" strip: This type can help control swelling of your leg or arm.The "Y" strip is typically not as long as the "X" strip. It is also commonly used for applications to control the position of your kneecap as in patellofemoral stress syndrome or a subluxing patella.

The "Y" strip: This strip is used to cross sensitive areas of your body such as behind your knee or in the front of your elbow.

This strip is commonly used to facilitate your hamstrings, which cross both your hip joint and the back part of your knee joint. The tabs of the "X" strip cross over sensitive areas such as the back of your knees or front of your elbows.

The "X" strip: This type is used when kinesiology tape is needed to cover a large area or cross multiple joints.It can also be used on your low back and middle back to help you maintain proper posture. They are often used to facilitate your rotator cuff, gluteus muscles, quadriceps, or Achilles' tendon. Typically "I" strips are used to support muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The "I" strip: This shape can be used to make the other types of strips below.