Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Kinesio Tape for Shin Splints

Kinesio Tape for Shin Splints

Recently I have been using Kinesio tape on my own shin pain and had some great results!

Even as a great supporter of Kinesio tape I was suprised as to just how much the Kinesio taping technique that I used reduced the pain I was experiencing. 

The application :-
  • Firstly I used an I strip anchored onto the top of the foot at the base of the toes. The foot should be in dorsi flexion  
  • From here the tape is then stretched up towards the Lateral side of the Tibal Tuberosity. The Foot is the planter flexed and the tape is secured to the leg
  • If you have an area of soreness you would like to pin point use a Y strip across the leg with the anchor on the medial side and the two arms of the Y moving the the lateral side of the leg. The arms should be applied with at 90% stretch.
Give it try yourself!

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