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CKTI APPLIES CLINICAL FOCUS IN HOSPITAL TRAINING Gerard Dysico, MD, CKTI, is an assistant professor at Rush University Medical Center and part of the faculty for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is also on staff for the department of Trauma/burns at Stroger Hospital of Cook County. I supervise and teach resident physicians […]

A NEW PARADIGM FOR EFFECTIVE THERAPY One of my sons had Lyme disease and we were in and out of doctors’ offices and hospitals for nine years. No one was able to help; a diagnosis was never obtained. For years my beautiful wife was trying to tell me: there has to be another way. For […]

SURGEON AND CKTI SEES VALUE IN QUESTIONS Dr. Mendoza enjoys a Japanese lunch with Kinesio Marketing Director Mike Good and the Kinesio crew. Gustavo A. Mendoza Orta is an orthopaedic surgeon. Although he did not always plan to go into healthcare, he has always been interested in research and problem solving. When he was little […]

This study showed that the standardized therapeutic KT used for shoulder pain was not superior to a sham KT application in improving pain and disabilities in patients with RCT.

Why the Shelf Life Matters When applying Kinesio® Tape there are steps practitioners use to achieve successful patient outcomes. The best way to learn and master the Kinesio Taping Method is through our education. But what do you look for when you’ve done all the recommended steps and continue having problems with a decrease in […]

Stuck on Kinesio Taping My Journey of Giving Up My Free Time to Learn Something I Didn’t Think I Wanted to Know I had known about Kinesio® Tape for quite a while when I began working at Kinesio. I watched the 2012 Olympics in London and saw the peculiar patterns of pinks and blues on […]

I then taped both sides, and the success continued visit to visit.

Conclusion: Taping of the abdominal and hamstring muscles was not effective immediately, whereas it decreased lordosis after 24 h.

“KINESIO EQUINE® TAPING FOR THE EQUINE ATHLETE” The scientific principles behind the functions and applications of the Kinesio Taping are similar for both humans and horses. Dr. Kase recently did a complete series of tapings on rescue horses in New Mexico. Kase pointed out that the animals with lots of hair did really well with […]

College Program Helps ATCs Hit the Ground Running   I’ve been teaching the program to our students at Campbell University over this past fall semester. They have been very excited to learn the theory and techniques on a weekly basis and incorporate it into practice during their clinical field experiences working with the athletes. They often […]

The Impact of Instructional Method on the Application of Kinesio Taping® Techniques for Occupational Therapy Students Theresa Rice, Husny Amerih, Diane Brown Abstract Background-The focus of the study, however, was clinical reasoning, rather than the development of a specific clinical skill. Consequently, this study will address the comparison of video and written instructional methods. Additionally, […]

The Effect of Kinesio Taping on Handgrip and Active Range of Motion of Hand in Children with Cerebral Palsy Zabih ALLAH RASTIl MSC1, Alireza SHAMSODDINI PHD1, Hamid DALVAND PHD2, Sina LABAF MSC3 Abstract Background-Kinesio taping is a relatively new technique, which uses in rehabilitation of neurologic diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate […]