Comments on: Kinesiotaping http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=55 Ideas, ideals, and dealings from Tufts Coaches Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:14:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Erika Rimes http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=55#comment-234 Erika Rimes Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:08:04 +0000 http://gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=55#comment-234 I have just discovered Kinesiotaping and i must say it sounds great for what i have. I have ordered some tape online (no stores in Australia seem to sell it). I believe it all depends on the injury and where you are in recovery and what sport you do and what level you do that sport at - it depends on the person. I recently got over ITB and then after that a few weeks recovery from runner's knee. Im no major athlete and of course these two injuries where from running too much too soon. Big lesson learn't. I was lucky to be able to just rest unlike most serious athletes. My physio relieved the knee pain from runner's knee by McConnell taping - and in 3 days pain was relieved. However i had to rest and now i am doing strength exercises and pain is all gone. However, i am eager to start exercising again (swimming, walking, runnning) and i do feel i still need some support while im getting better. My quads do get tired easily and i need some extra support. Rigid taping doesn't seem like the trick. So Kinesiotaping seems to be a great option to try as well as still doing my strength exercises. So i believe it depends on the individuals situation. Physio might work, kinesiotaping might work, doctor might help, acupuncture might work....can't rule out anything. I've learnt to be open-minded but also to really listen to your body, and make sure you take care of it. Otherwise you'll just be working against your body rather than with it! I have just discovered Kinesiotaping and i must say it sounds great for what i have. I have ordered some tape online (no stores in Australia seem to sell it).

I believe it all depends on the injury and where you are in recovery and what sport you do and what level you do that sport at - it depends on the person.

I recently got over ITB and then after that a few weeks recovery from runner’s knee. Im no major athlete and of course these two injuries where from running too much too soon. Big lesson learn’t. I was lucky to be able to just rest unlike most serious athletes.

My physio relieved the knee pain from runner’s knee by McConnell taping - and in 3 days pain was relieved. However i had to rest and now i am doing strength exercises and pain is all gone.

However, i am eager to start exercising again (swimming, walking, runnning) and i do feel i still need some support while im getting better. My quads do get tired easily and i need some extra support. Rigid taping doesn’t seem like the trick. So Kinesiotaping seems to be a great option to try as well as still doing my strength exercises.

So i believe it depends on the individuals situation. Physio might work, kinesiotaping might work, doctor might help, acupuncture might work….can’t rule out anything.
I’ve learnt to be open-minded but also to really listen to your body, and make sure you take care of it. Otherwise you’ll just be working against your body rather than with it!

]]> By: McCleary http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=55#comment-52 McCleary Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:23:48 +0000 http://gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=55#comment-52 I'd like to read the studies that say taping is only effective for the first 5 minutes. I remember playing soccer in high school and I injured the tendon that runs from the bottom of my shin to the top of my foot. I used tape to stabilize and immobilize that area and it felt like it was working the entire game. Couldnt have played otherwise. Maybe it was all mental and that tape provided stability only until that tendon warmed up. I’d like to read the studies that say taping is only effective for the first 5 minutes. I remember playing soccer in high school and I injured the tendon that runs from the bottom of my shin to the top of my foot. I used tape to stabilize and immobilize that area and it felt like it was working the entire game. Couldnt have played otherwise.

Maybe it was all mental and that tape provided stability only until that tendon warmed up.

]]> By: Bromka http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=55#comment-50 Bromka Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:26:03 +0000 http://gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=55#comment-50 I started hearing about this recently, but Walsh is certainly the most high profile case I've seen. A woman at my office ran Boston this spring with the taping on her calves and she swears that she had only slight muscle pain the next day, at BOSTON! That's enough to make someone try it right there. The hilarious part was that because it was a sunny day this Patriots' day she had funny tan lines on her legs for a week or two. This certainly begged the question by many people and spread the gospel of kenesiotaping. I started hearing about this recently, but Walsh is certainly the most high profile case I’ve seen. A woman at my office ran Boston this spring with the taping on her calves and she swears that she had only slight muscle pain the next day, at BOSTON! That’s enough to make someone try it right there. The hilarious part was that because it was a sunny day this Patriots’ day she had funny tan lines on her legs for a week or two. This certainly begged the question by many people and spread the gospel of kenesiotaping.

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