KT4: Specialty Concepts Hand Therapy

(Prerequisite, completion of KTA approved KT1, KT2, and KT3 courses)Course Description

KT4 Hand is an 8 hour advanced seminar appropriate for practitioners who treat upper extremity/hand problems. Participants will have completed KT1, KT2, and KT3 prior to enrolling in KT4 Hand. In this seminar we will explore common diagnoses seen in the hand clinic and present suggested taping techniques for them. The seminar will utilize lecture, lab, and case studies to demonstrate appropriate taping techniques. Assessment of the diagnoses presented will help the student to apply similar techniques to any indicated problem they should encounter in the clinic. According to the acuity of injury, we will utilize techniques to target the most superficial tissues to the deepest. In addition we will also encourage problem solving by the students to enhance the learning process.

Course Objectives

Upon Completion of this course, the student will be able to apply advanced Kinesio Taping Techniques to Upper Extremity Sports and Orthopedic conditions, progressing from acute to chronic:

  • Joint instability
  • Repetitive Strain injuries
  • Fractures
  • Tendinitis
  • Nerve injury
  • Sprain/Strain
  • Posture

The student will be able to apply advanced techniques and concepts to other orthopedic or sports diagnoses they may find in practice.

Course Agenda:

8 am Introduction
8:10 Lymphedema and Swelling of the Upper Extremity – 5 minutes lecture and 15 minutes lab
8:30 Wrist sprain, TFCC; 10 minutes lecture and 20 minutes lab
9:00 PIP/DIP Sprain/pain; 5 minutes lecture and 15 minutes lab
9:20 Metacarpal Fractures; 10 minutes lecture and 20 minutes lab
9:50 CMC joint arthritis; 5 minutes lecture and 15 minutes lab
10:10 Break
10:25 Ulnar Drift of MCP’s; 5minutes lecture and 15 minutes lab
10:45 Dorsal Ganglion; 5 minutes lecture and 15 minutes lab
11:05 Lateral Epicondylitis; 5 minutes lecture and 15 minutes lab
11:25 Medial Epicondylitis; 5 minutes lecture and 15 minutes lab
11:45 Summary of the morning
Noon Lunch
1 PM Little League Elbow; 5 minutes lecture and 15 minutes lab
1:20 Ulnar Nerve compression; 5 minutes lecture and 15 minutes lab
1:40 ECU subluxation; 5 minutes lecture and 15 minutes lab
2:00 Finger Flexor Facilitation; 5 minutes lecture and 15 minutes lab
2:20 Shoulder Instability; 5 minutes lecture and 15 minutes lab
2:40 – 3:40 Problem Solving, Present case to group that they have to come up with ways to tape; lab time to practice group taping strategies
3:40 – 3:55 Break
3:55 Humeral Fractures Case Study – lecture
4:05 Scar Tapings; 20 minutes lecture and 20 minutes lab
4:45-5pm Questions and Answers

By KinesioTape

Kinesio® cannot be understood without understanding our story. Dr. Kenzo Kase developed the Kinesio Taping® Method in the 1970s to fill a void in the treatment options that were available at that time. He was searching for a way to facilitate the body’s natural healing process and prolong the benefits of his treatment after his patients left his clinic. Through his education as a chiropractor, his innate ability to sense internal pain and dysfunction through the skin and his creative therapeutic mind, Dr. Kase was able to develop new methods of treating his diagnoses. Among these methods, Kinesio® Taping industry was born and soon all other therapeutic elastic tape companies built upon Kinesio tape and methods.

The Kinesio Taping® Method is a definitive rehabilitative taping technique that is designed to facilitate the body’s natural healing process while providing support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting the body’s range of motion.

Latex-free and wearable for days at a time, Kinesio® Tex Tape is safe for populations ranging from pediatric to geriatric, and successfully treats a variety of orthopedic, neuromuscular, neurological and other medical conditions.

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