Intro to Taping

Question 1

What are the different types of tape

Answer 1

• Leukotape
• athletic tape
• Kinesio/rock tape

Question 2

Athletic Tape

Answer 2

• used by PTs and ATCs
• purpose is to provide support
• flexible, cloth tape (stiffer then cloth tape)
• easily torn
• not elastic

Question 3

why would you apply athletic tape

Answer 3

it improve joint stability
(planterfaciatis, ankle stability)

Question 4

Leukotape

Answer 4

• rigid, cloth tape
• required scissors to cut
• purpose is to provide support and positioning
• Used in McConnel Taping

Question 5

McConnell Tape

Answer 5

• tape applications designed to unload soft tisse
• Research on patellofemoral shoulder and lumbar pathology

Question 6

Kinesiotape/ Rock tape

Answer 6

• elastic, flexible tape
• designed to assist in healing traumatized tissues (facilitate or inhibit muscular activity)
• rock tape a bit sterdier than kinesiotape

Question 7

Rock Tape

Answer 7

• “knock off” kinesiotape
• developer couldn’t buy kinesiotape without getting certified
• modified kinesiotape formula and started his own company
• doesnt matter which direction you put the tape on

Question 8

purpose of kinesio/rock tape

Answer 8

• pain mitigation
• neurosensory input
• decompression

Question 9

Skin brain connection

Answer 9

• skin is largest organ in your body
• developed via ectoderm layer (same as muscles, fascia, ect.)

Question 10

Hiltons law

Answer 10

the same trunks of nerves whose branches supply the groups of muscles moving a joint furnish also a distribution of nerves to the skin over the insertions of the same muscles

Question 11

pain mitigation

Answer 11

• sensory input = motor output
• quick changes in function are a result of the neuological system

Question 12

decompression with taping

Answer 12

• fascia has 9-10 times mechanoreceptors of other tissue
• mobilization of the skin and fascia affects the nervous system (not a huge difference between athletic and KT tape)

Question 13

pre cautions of taping

Answer 13

• history of tape irritation
• not experience with tape (make sure to educate)
• blood thinners
• hormone cycle
• lighter/ ginger skin types

Question 14

contraindications of taping

Answer 14

• open wounds
• active infection
• active cancer site
• kidney/ heart congestion
• overstretch of tape ends
• history of skin reactions (people might be allergic to tape

Question 15

benefits of kines/rock tape

Answer 15

used for increased lymph drainage, muscle inhibition or facilitation