Kinesio tape is a tape developed with inspiration from acupuncture and chiropractic. This tape heals the pain in the human body, muscle disorders, edema and pain caused by sports. You can easily apply this tape yourself at home, which you can obtain from pharmacies or sports equipment stores. Kinesio tape does not cause any discomfort to the human body.
What is kinesio tape?
Kinesitherapy taping technique was developed in 1973 by Dr. Developed by Kenzo Kase, this treatment method is also called kinesitherapy. It has been used effectively in many countries for the last 10 years. Kinesio tape; It is one of the adhesive, very light and therapeutic tapes that have the characteristics of human skin. Kinesio tape has many features. It is possible to list the features of the kinesio tape as follows:
- Kinesio tape is designed to give 50 to 60 percent tension to the area to be applied on the skin.
- Kinesio tape stretches between 3 and 5 days and stretches transversely.
- The thickness of the kinesio tape is almost the same as the thickness of the epidermis layer of the skin.
- 10 to 15 minutes after the tape is applied, it does not feel in the area where it is applied and makes you forget yourself on your skin.
- Kinesio tapes consist of polymer elastic fibers wrapped in cotton fibers. Thanks to the fibers in the cotton, it does not leave a moist place on the body.
- Kinesio tapes do not contain latex.
- Kinesio tapes provide balance with the heat in the body.
- Kinesio tapes are available in 5 colors. These colors are white, beige, black, blue and pink.
- Kinesio tapes have pain relief properties and solve the problems in the joints.
In which situations is kinesio tape used?
Kinesio tape is known as a treatment method used in the treatment of many diseases. It is possible to list the situations where Kinzeyo tape is used as follows:
- Neck and back pain
- In sports injuries
- After some orthopedic surgeries
- In cases of discomfort in the muscles and joints
- In foot pain
- In bruises on the body
- In cerebral palsy
- on the heel spur
- Swelling and edema in the body
- Tissue disorders in the body
- Weakness of muscles that are not actively working
- In bad posture problems in the human body
How to use kinesitherapy tape?
Kinesio tape should be taped over the aching area. Before the tape is adhered, there should be no chemical substance, salt, sweat and wet in the area to be adhered. If there is hair and hair in the area where the tape is to be adhered, the stickiness rate of the tape decreases, so if there is excess hair and hair in the area, it should be shaved. Adhesiveness can be increased by wetting the adhered tape. The tape, which acts on the muscle in the taped area, reduces pain and regulates the fluid flow in the body. The process of sticking the tape takes an average of 30 minutes. No wet substance should come into contact with the area where the tape adheres within 30 minutes.
There are kinesio bands similar to human skin color. These bands do not attract attention from the outside and go unnoticed. Kinesio tape can be used for an average of 3 to 7 days after sticking. During this period, you can enter the shower or wet places such as the pool, but at the end of the process, you need to wipe the liquids on the tape with a cloth.
What does kinesio tape do?
Kinesio tape has many benefits. Kinesio tape, which quickly relieves pain in the human body, also provides a significant benefit in chronic diseases. It quickly affects and benefits muscle pains, spasms and edema in the body. It helps to accelerate the healing process of bruises, injuries, muscle pains and discomforts such as heel spurs in the body.
Are there any side effects of kinesio tape?
The kinesio tape, which does not contain any chemicals, does not have any common side effects. However, it is known that there are some side effects, albeit rarely. Rare side effects of kinesio tape include:
- Numbness
- Indigestion
- Headache
- taste disorder
- skin blistering
- skin rash
What are the kinesio tape bonding techniques?
Kinesitherapy tape bonding techniques are seven: muscle techniques, fascia correction technique, area correction technique, functional correction technique, neural technique, ligament technique and lymphatic correction technique. Kinesio tape bonding techniques:
- Muscle Techniques: The purpose of this technique is to stimulate mechanoreceptors (sensory receptors that respond to mechanical pressure or disruption).
- Fascia Correction Technique: The purpose of this technique is to reduce adhesions and tension by applying vibrational motion between the fascia layers. In the application made using this technique, the initial part of the tape is adhered under the fascia to be treated without stretching.
- Field Correction Technique: This technique; It is applied to create more space just above the areas of pain, inflammation, edema or swelling. This application helps to reduce the pressure in the area of discomfort.
- Functional Correction Technique: This technique is applied by making active movements of the patient and sticking the tape to the area of discomfort during this time.
- Neural Technique: In this technique, 2.5 cm wide strips are used.
- Vineyard Technique: This technique is used in tendon injuries.
- Lymphatic Correction Technique: The purpose of this technique is to regulate the impaired lymphatic circulation and to reduce the pressure on the lymphatic vessels.