Kinesio Taping® for Massage Therapists

The Kinesio Taping® for Massage Therapists workshop covers basic principles of Kinesio Taping such as the characteristics of the tape, standard cuts, tension parameters, proper tape handling, application and removal, precautions, contraindications, and more. Participants learn and practice special screening and assessment techniques alongside common taping applications for fascia, muscle, tendon, and ligament, as well as the lymphatic/circulatory, mechanical, and space corrections. The practice sessions address a variety of upper and lower body conditions and ways in which the taping corrections are integrated into the therapist’s sessions.

By the completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• List the best use for each type of Kinesio Tape.
• Describe the properties of Kinesio Tape and the role of recoil, compression, and decompression on the skin and underlying tissues.
• List the physiologic systems influenced by application of Kinesio Tape.
• Describe the neurological effects of Kinesio Taping through the skin.
• Describe the various cuts used in Kinesio Taping and the appropriate use for each one.
• Identify the appropriate level of tape tension for each of the Kinesio Taping corrections.
• List the principal contraindications for Kinesio Tape application.
• Demonstrate the methods for safe tape removal from the skin.
• Perform an assessment prior to tape application using observation, palpation, and Kinesio screenings to determine the appropriate Kinesio correction.
• Demonstrate the proper application for fascia, muscle, tendon, ligament, space, mechanical, and lymphatic correction techniques.
• Describe the difference between the overactive muscle and the underactive muscle correction.
• Describe the difference between a tendon and a ligament correction.

What's Included

Agenda

Prerequisites:

Kinesio Taping Pre Course (Offered FREE with registration for this course and participant is required to complete prior to class.)

• Must have completed a minimum of 20 course hours of anatomy and physiology.

• Must have a working knowledge of the musculoskeletal system and fascia.

• Must be able to do assessments by evaluating and/or diagnosing injuries and conditions.

• Must have achieved or is a student in their junior or senior year working towards one or more of the following credentials: ARNP, ATC, CAT(C), CCSP, CDP, CHT, CLT, CMBT, CMT, CNMT, COMT, COTA, COTA/L, CPO, CPT, CPTA, CRN, CST, CT, DC, DO, DOM, DPT, Lac, LAT, LLCC, LMBT, LMP, LMT, LOT, LOTA, LPT, LPTA, MD, MDT, MLD, MOT, MOTR/L, MPT, MT, MTC, NCMT, NCTMB, NDT, NMD, NMT, NP, NRC, OCS, ODT, OMD, OPA, OT, OTA, OTC, OTR, OTR/L, PT, PT-C, PTA, PA, RMT, RN, RPT, RPTA, SLP, Paramedic, Kinesiologist.

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