As kinezioteypy can save you from the pain, swelling and sprains

What is the tapes?

Athletic taping - a strip of adhesive fabric material, resembling plaster. Tapes are used for fixation of injured joints for a short time. They limit the mobility of the joint and removed immediately after competition or training.

Kinezioteypy - a kind of athletic taping, developed by a Japanese chiropractor Kenzo Kase and masseur (Kenzo Kase). Kinezioteypy differ from conventional athletic taping both in appearance and structure, and functionality.

Kinezioteyp, Kinesiological teip (kinesio - movement, tape - tape) - a strip of soft cotton fiber with an acrylic medical adhesive. Activated by heat acrylic layer is adhered to the fabric in waves, the manner of drawing on natural skin.

Unlike conventional athletic taping, kinezioteypy breathable, allowing the skin to breathe, do not cause allergies when wet and dries quickly. They can be worn for several days, taking with them a shower or even swim - teip not come unstuck, retain all their properties, and the skin will not get wet underneath.

Tapes are stretched longitudinally to 180% of its original length and do not limit the range of motion, but rather increase itThe effect of kinesio taping on lower trunk range of motions.. Taping is safe for people of any age, it can be used during pregnancy.

Today kinesiology taping is used and athletes, and ordinary people. Tapes are children, pregnant women, use dentists, cosmetologists, and speech therapists, trainers and masseurs.

Natalia Labzova, therapist, doctor exercise therapy and sports medicine, rehabilitation specialist, masseur, a leading teacher training center RockTape

Kinezioteypy come in different colors. However, the color serves only an aesthetic function and does not affect the characteristics or mode of action of the tape itself.

How do kinezioteypy?

Taping decompression creates and stimulates nerve receptors of the skin and underlying tissues. Consider both mechanisms in more detail.

Decompression

Adhered teip forms folds in the skin, lifting it over the injured area. Due to this reduced pressure at the tissue in which there are nerve endings and blood vessels.

As a result, blood flow to the injured area is improved. This means that tissues receive more oxygen and nutrients, and products metabolism quickly removed.

Furthermore, due to decompression improves lymphatic drainage from damaged tissues.

One of the pleasant effects of decompression - improved rheology lymph, which circulates through the lymphatic system, skin, fascia and other tissues. As compression bandages teip reduces swelling and eliminates the feeling of overcrowding, but it does not hinder movement.

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stimulation of receptors

The skin and underlying tissues have many sensory receptors, which are responsible for the perception of touch, pain, temperature, and pressure. Some of these receptors play an additional role - is responsible for the transmission of information in the brain about where our body when moving (proprioception).

Teip lifts and displaces the skin and underlying tissue structure, that acts on receptors and improves the signal from the seats in the injured brain and back. As a result, it stimulated greater sensory areas of the cerebral cortex.

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Since the injured joints is often disturbed proprioceptive sense helps taping restore the normal sense of the body and prevent further injury and changing patterns movements.

Natalia Labzova argues that problems in one place affect the whole body. For example, people with a dislocated ankle significantly decreases the activity of the thigh muscles. This leads to an over-voltage and over-fatigue a particular muscle groups, as well as to changes in traffic patterns. Teip returns dormant muscles and soothes the overloaded to life. It helps the body to coordinate movement, as if the muscles healthy.

In addition, stimulation of proprioceptors helps to quickly get rid of the painA systematic review of the effectiveness of Kinesio Taping-fact or fashion?. The fact that the pain signals, and signals of the position of the body is transmitted to the brain by the same paths. However, the sensation of pain is passed more slowly than the feeling of the position of his body in space.

When simultaneous stimulation of pain, and other proprioceptive sensory receptors of the skin effect occurs pain valve. That is, the brain first comes the fastest signal - proprioceptive, drowning out everything else.

This work and at home. For example, if you hit, the first reaction - to rub the place of injury. Mechanical impact on the place of injury suppresses pain. Teip helps to cope with pain in the same way: has a mechanical impact on the painful areas, distracting the brain.

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How to glue kinezioteypy?

Tapes may be superimposed X-shaped, Y-shaped (with the cutting end of the belt half), I-shaped, to each other. In this case, the tape can be different stretch across the length and on different sites. For example, the same teip at one site is stretched by 80%, on the other - by 50%.

For taping best to consult a certified instructor, kinezio- or chiropractor. The specialist should have a basic knowledge of kinesiology, anatomy and physiology.

Sometimes self-imposed teip difficult because you can not take the correct position and at the same time stick tape.

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If you decide to apply teip independently or with the help of a friend, see video instructions. Here playlists from professionals:

A few general points:

1. Before applying, thoroughly clean and dry the skin. Shave it is not necessary.
2. Measure and cut teip before you peel off the backing.
3. Round off the edges teip that they did not touch on clothes and teip lasted longer.
4. Nadorvite teip substrate at the edge or in the middle, depending on the overlay type. Glue the edge or center teip and then tear off the substrate completely. Stretch teip to the desired degree and glue in place.
5. After bonding progladte teip hands to the heat activated adhesive layer.
6. Wear clothes carefully so as not to peel teip.