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When you apply KT tape to a joint, it helps to act almost like a rubber band, supporting muscles and tendons and taking a little stress off the joints,” Dr. King explains. “It can also help relieve swelling in certain areas.” Where can you use it? Circulatory/lymphatic corrections help move lymphatic fluid from more congested to less congested areas.

Knee pain: It’s extremely common in runners, and knee pain is often caused by overuse, arthritis, or weak surrounding muscles in your hip, foot, quad, or hamstring. KT tape can help reduce knee pain by supporting weaker parts of the body, or by lifting muscles and tendons off the kneecap to relieve tension and create more space in the knee joint, per research studies.The Kinesio Taping Method is a unique method of applying Kinesio Tex Tape in a specific manner to create change in the aforementioned systems. All of your tissues — skin, connective tissue, fascia, muscles — contain sensory receptors that feel pain, temperature, and touch. Those receptors all contribute to proprioception—your brain’s sense of where your body is and what it’s doing. Kinesiology taping creates a lift that unloads the underlying tissues. Decompressing those tissues can change the signals going to the brain. When the brain receives a different signal, it’s going to respond differently,” Schooley says. The tape comes in a continuous roll that allows you to use as much or as little as you want, and it comes in six colors.

Recovering from serious sports injuries calls for physical therapy by a trained sports therapy professional. “There’s really no replacement for the neuromuscular reeducation you get through physical therapy,” he says. How to use KT tape Don’t expect KT tape to solve any ongoing pain or other issues. Research has yet to show any lasting benefit from using it. Your physical therapist can watch you practice applying and removing the tape before you try it at home.KinesioTape (KT), or kinesiology tape, is used by therapists to change muscle tone, move lymphatic fluids, correct movement patterns, and improve posture. Thelan, M., Dauber, J. A., and Stoneman, P. (2008) The Clinical Efficacy of Kinesio Tape for Shoulder Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Clinical Trial. Align one side of the tape lightly onto the skin without stretching it. This forms an anchor point for other strips of the same piece or different strips applied consecutively. Zhang, et al. (2016). Acute effects of Kinesio taping on muscle strength and fatigue in the forearm of tennis players.DOI: The use of kinesiology therapeutic tape is becoming increasingly popular for treating and preventing injuries and providing relief from muscle pain. It can be used without medication or surgery to help improve range of motion, posture, joint alignment and reduce swelling. KT tape is an easy-to-use sports recovery tool that has a variety of potential benefits for athletes and active individuals.