This document provides an overview of kinesio taping, including its origins, mechanisms of action, applications, and techniques. The key points are: - Kinesio tape was developed in the 1980s by Dr. Kenzo Kase to mimic skin and avoid sensory stimuli. It can facilitate or inhibit muscles depending on application tension. - It works by lifting the skin to enhance muscle, joint, and circulatory function. It can be used to support injured structures in all injury phases from acute to rehab. - Common applications include pain relief, swelling reduction, improved biomechanics and range of motion. Different cut techniques like I, Y, X are used for specific conditions. -

1. PRESENTED BY :
DR.DEEPAK RAGHAV
PRINCIPAL/HOD
SANTOSH COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
SANTOSH MEDICAL & DENTAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, GHAZIABAD

2. INTRODUCTION
KINESIOTAPE WAS DEVELOPED INTHE EARLY 1980’S
 BY DR. KENZO KASE.
DEPENDING ON HOWYOU APPLYTHE KINESIOTAPE
IT CAN WORK IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
 IT MIMICSTHE QUALITIES OF HUMAN SKIN. BEING
LIGHT AND AS FLEXIBLE ASTHE SKIN.THIS ISTO
AVOIDTHE BODIES PERCEPTION OF WEIGHT AND
AVOIDS SENSORY STIMULI.

3. INTRODUCTION
KINESIOTAPE WORKS BY SUBCUTANEOUSLY
LIFTINGTHE SKIN.
ENHANCES MUSCULAR, JOINT AND
CIRCULATORY FUNCTION BY FACILITATING A
MUSCLE, INHIBITING A MUSCLE, WORKING
WITHTHE LYMPH SYSTEMTO HELP WITH
EDEMA.
CAN BE USED IN ALL PHASES OF AN INJURY
ACUTE, SUBACUTE AND REHABILITATIVE.

4. KINESIO TAPE

5. WHY KINESIO TAPE
 100 % COTTON.
NO MEDICATIONS.
WATER RESISTANT CAN BE APPLIED FOR
3-5 DAYS.
 LATEX FREE.
 CAN STRETCH TO 40-60% OF ITS RESTING
LENGTH.

6. WHY KINESIO TAPE
 DOES NOT RESTICT ROM
DEPENDING ON HOWYOU APPLYTHE
KINESIOTAPE IT CAN WORK IN DIFFERENT
WAYS.
CAN BE APPLIED FROM PEDIATRICTO
GERIATRIC POPULATION.

7.  PREVENTION OR RECURRENCE OF INJURY.
 SUPPORTING THE LIGAMENTS,TENDONS AND
MUSCLESTO PROTECTTHE FURTHER INJURY.
 IT PROTECT AND SUPPORTTHE INJURED
STRUCTURE IN FUNCTIONAL POSITION.
 IT ENHANCES PROPRIOCEPTION OF LIMB AND
JOINTS.
 IT ENHANCES KINESTHESIA.

8. OVER AN ACTIVE MALIGNANCY SITE
OVER ACTIVE CELLULITIS OR SKIN INFECTION
OPEN WOUNDS
DEEPVEINTHROMBOSIS
CONTRAINDICATIONS

9. DIABETES.
KIDNEY DISEASE.
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE.
CAD OR BRUITS INTHE CAROTIDARTERY.
FRAGILE OR HEALING SKIN.
PRECAUTIONS

10. TAPING PRINCIPLES
HOW DIDTHE INJURY OCCUR?
WHAT STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED?
ISTHE INJURY ACUTE AND CHRONIC?
AREYOU FAMILIAR WITHTHE ANATOMY AND
BIOMECHANICS OFTHE PARTS INVOLVED?
AREYOU FAMILIAR WITHTECHNIQUE?

11. WASH & DRY SKIN.
TAPING GUIDELINES

12.  SHAVETHE SKIN.
TAPING GUIDELINES

13. REMOVE OILS AND LOTION.
CHECKTHE PATIENT SKIN.
PATIENT ANDTHERAPIST SHOULD BE IN A
COMFORTABLE POSITION.
TAPING
GUIDELINES

15. SKIN
REDUCES PAIN BY ALLEVIATING PRESSURE
ONTHE NEURAL & SENSORY RECEPTORS
 REDUCES SWELLING BY INCREASING FLUID
MOVEMENT.

16. CIRCULATORY
CAN SPEED LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE
& FLOW BY INCREASINGTHE
AMOUNT OF SPACE BENEATHTHE
SKIN.

17. FASCIA
BYTAPINGTHE SKIN IT CAN EFFECT
THE DEEPEST LAYER OF FASCIA

18. MUSCLE
TAPE CAN RELIEVE MUSCLE PAIN,
INCREASE ROM ,NORMALIZE
LENGTH/TENSION RATIOTO CREATE
OPTIMAL FORCE ,ASSISTWITHTISSUE
RECOVERY & REDUCE FATIGUE.

19. JOINT
TAPE CAN IMPROVE JOINT, ALIGNMENT &
BIOMECHANICS.
 FACILITATE LIGAMENT &TENDON
FUNCTION.
 ENHANCE KINESTHETICAWARENESS.
 CORRECT IMBALANCE.

20. Y CUT
I CUT
X CUT
FAN CUT
WEB CUT
DONUT CUT
 AFTER APPLICATION, LIGHTLY RUBTHETAPETO
ACTIVATETHE HEAT ACTIVATED ADHESIVE.

21. TYPES OFAPPLICATION
“PAPER OFFTENSION” –TAPE IS APPLIED
WITHTHE 10-15%TENSION OFFTHE PAPER.
TENSION GREATERTHAN 50% ARE USED
FOR CORRECTIVETECHNIQUES ONLY.
FACILITATION -PTO D (OTO I) APPLIED
WITH 15-35%TENSION

22. TYPES OFAPPLICATION
INHIBITION- DTO P (ITO O) APPLIEDWITH
15TO 25%TENSION
THERAPEUTIC DIRECTION ISTHE RECOIL
OFTHETAPETOWARDSTHE ANCHOR.
THERAPEUTIC ZONE ISTHETARGETED
TISSUE.

23. UPPER TRAPEZIUS
 INSERTIONTO ORIGIN
 APPROXIMATELY 5-10% STRETCH
 TISSUE PLACED IN A STRETCH POSITION
INHIBITION TECHNIQUE

24. FACILITATION TECHNIQUE
RHOMBOID
ORIGINTO INSERTION
TAPE STRETCHED 15-25%
TISSUE PLACED IN STRETCH POSITION OR
DONE IN ACTIVE MOTION

25. JOINT CORRECTION
ANTERIOR G/H JOINT
JOINT PLACED IN ITS MECHANICALLY
CORRECT
POSITIONWHEN POSSIBLE
TAPE IS STRETCHED 50-100%

26. EDEMA REDUCTION
ANKLE SPRAIN
PLACE IN LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE
DIRECTION
TAPE STRETCHED MINIMALLY
PLACED OVER BRUISING OR SWELLING

27. EQUINE TAPING FOR NECK PAIN

28. NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE

29. THANK YOU