Instructions for Kinesiotape
A few points should be observed to ensure successful use. First of all, the practitioner should sit or lie down in such a way that the patient can reach the corresponding muscle to be treated very well. Then the practitioner should have a very good theoretical understanding of the muscle’s course (anatomical knowledge is required here) and palpate the muscle in its course.
Before applying the Kinesiotape, it is very important that the skin to which the Kinesiotape is to be applied is dry and free of grease. Otherwise the Kinesiotape would change its position very quickly and slip. Hairy areas should be shaved.
The Kinesiotape should be cut to the shape of the muscle to be treated. The practitioner should consider beforehand which adhesive technique he wants to use. It is said that in case of overstrained muscles the Kinesiotape should be glued from its base to the origin, in case of very weak muscles it should be glued from the muscle origin to the base.
The Kinesiotape should be rubbed before gluing to activate the glue. The Kinesiotape should not be pulled or tensioned before gluing, it should be placed on the relaxed muscle and lightly pressed on. In addition to these two Kinesiotape techniques, there are several further developments that can treat the lateral strands of the muscle, the nerves or even the lymph vessels.
Tapes of different muscle fiber tears
As mentioned above, Kinesiotape can be used on virtually any muscle.Always make sure that the width and length of the elastic band has been cut to fit the muscles. The skin above the muscles should be dry and free of grease and the kinesiotape should be activated by rubbing the adhesive surface. Then the Kinesiotape is placed on the muscle and lightly pressed on.
Here we will now give you a small overview of taping procedures for various muscle fiber tears. Especially after sports accidents, muscle fiber tears of the inner thigh can occur very often, which then mainly affects the adductor muscles. Taping can be a frequent and often complementary treatment to the primary treatment method.
There are different taping techniques, depending on the type of muscle injury and whether only the affected muscle should be treated or also adjacent muscles, nerves or lymph vessels. The patient should either stand when the tape is applied or lie on his stomach, the affected muscle section should be easily accessible to the practitioner. The therapist theoretically imagines the course of the muscle and visually separates it from the other adjacent muscles.
Afterwards, the kinesiotape is applied without tension to the corresponding muscle section of the thigh on the inside and slightly pressed on. Afterwards the patient can perform the usual movements again. If he notices an unpleasant pull or pressure in the area of the thigh, it must be considered whether the position of the Kinesiotape should be changed.
Under a Kinesiotape treatment, a still pleasant pressure should be applied to the affected muscle areas. Even if the pain, pulling or stabbing is stronger in the course of the treatment, it may be necessary to correct the situation by changing the position of the Kinesiotape. In general, Kinesiotape is very well tolerated and well accepted by patients.
Particularly in the case of sports injuries, such as those that occur during football, cycling, basketball or handball, the muscles of the front of the thigh are often injured and can tear or tear through. Suddenly occurring and shooting strong pain in the area of the front thigh musculature usually forces the patient to stop the movement immediately. In most cases, the treatment of a torn muscle fibre of the front thigh muscles is performed conservatively, i.e. without surgery.
Non-operative treatments have recently been increasingly supplemented by the use of kinesiotapes. In kinesiotaping, an elastic band is applied to the front thigh muscle, usually over one of the 3 superficial muscle heads of the quadriceps. There are many different methods of doing this, depending on the type of muscle injury and whether, in addition to the injured muscles, neighboring muscles, tendons, nerves or lymphatic pathways should also be treated.
After the ligament has been applied, the patient can perform familiar movements. If new symptoms occur, the fit of the kinesiotape should be checked again. As a rule, Kinesiotapes on the thigh are very well tolerated and accepted.
The positive effect on the thigh is evaluated differently. Since the healing of a torn muscle fiber of the thigh usually takes several weeks, the Kinesiotape should be reapplied weekly. Torn muscle fibers of the calf occur relatively frequently and are considered typical sports injuries.
Especially after stopping movements or abrupt starting movements, smaller or larger muscle fiber tears can occur, which can lead to slight to very strong pain. Depending on how many muscle bundles are torn or torn through, it can also lead to a severe impairment of movement. A kinesiotape treatment of a torn muscle fiber of the calf is a procedure that is often used nowadays and can be a useful addition to the main treatment.
The tape should be applied to the calf while the patient is standing or lying on his stomach. It is also important that it is not applied under tension to the muscle. A few seconds after application, the patient can begin with normal movement.
The Kinesiotape can remain on the calf muscles for a few days or even weeks before it is removed or changed. Torn muscle fibers in the shoulder or upper arm area usually occur when heavy loads are suddenly lifted. Either during completely unfamiliar movements or when muscles are not warmed up, parts of the muscle may tear or tear through.The affected person usually notices a very strong, stabbing pain.
Treatment of a torn muscle fibre of the shoulder or upper arm can be conservative, usually by cooling and pain-relieving medication, or surgical if large muscle bundles have been torn in the shoulder area. In the meantime, treatment with a kinesiotape is also attempted from time to time. It should take over the tensile forces on the injured muscles and then relieve them accordingly.
In the shoulder area, two or three tapes can also be applied to relieve the muscles. It is important that the kinesiotape, which can remain on the shoulder for several days to weeks, is not stretched before. The stretching is then done with normal movement of the shoulder and upper arm.
A tear in the muscle fibres of the shoulder muscles occurs whenever either heavy loads are suddenly lifted or when jerky movements are made in the shoulder area. Usually, it is a strong sting that causes the patient to be acutely frightened. In this case one or more muscle bundles are torn or torn through.
Sometimes a surgical intervention must be performed to correct a movement restriction caused by the torn muscle fibre. Sometimes a conservative treatment with cooling and anti-inflammatory drugs is sufficient. An attempt at treatment with taping can also be attempted.
Kinesiotape can also help to heal smaller torn ligaments in the shoulder. In this procedure, an elastic adhesive tape is placed over the affected muscle of the shoulder and fixed over it. The Kinesiotape presumably dissipates the forces normally acting on the muscle and thus helps to preserve and regain muscle strength.
Kinesiotape can also be applied crosswise to the shoulder to relieve the entire rotator cuff of the shoulder. The tapes can be left in this position for a few days or weeks. After the first few hours you should notice an improvement in terms of pain relief.
In most cases, the patient will notice a slight feeling of pressure under the kinesiotape. There should be no pulling or burning under the tape. If this would be the case, the position of the Kinesiotape would have to be changed again.
More information is available at: Rotator cuff tearMuscle fiber tears on the forearm are usually caused by lifting heavy loads or by hasty twisting movements that occur suddenly and possibly even under a muscle that has not warmed up. Torn muscle fibers in the area of the forearm do not occur quite as frequently and can, if then treated mostly by non-surgical methods. One treatment option would be taping.
There are various adhesive techniques that can be used to attach the elastic band to the forearm. Sometimes the self-adhesive tapes are stuck straight over a muscle, sometimes they are fixed parallel to the affected leading muscle, sometimes they are fixed crosswise or over nerves and lymph vessels accompanying the injured muscle. The success of Kinesiotapes is mixed – there is no exact study situation.
However, due to the low cost and low risk, an attempt to treat an uncomplicated muscle fiber rupture can always be made with Kinesiotape. If there is no improvement of the symptoms by the tape, the tape should be removed. Also interesting for you:
- Torn muscle fibre of the forearm
- Therapy of torn muscle fibers
In principle, every muscle in the body can tear or tear through.
Even the numerous muscles in the abdominal area can tear in the event of heavy physical exertion or overuse of the muscles during exercises. Although Kinesiotapes can also be used to treat this condition, these elastic bands are mostly used in the abdominal area for muscular strains. Pain that resembles a muscle ache can always be an indication of muscle strain and can sometimes be successfully treated with a Kinesiotape.
Kinesiotape, which is made of an elastic material, is stuck exactly over the muscle that is affected by a pulled muscle or torn muscle fibre. Most of the time, after the tape is applied, there is a rather pleasant feeling of pressure in the area of the torn or torn muscle. The movements can be continued in the usual way after application.Kinesiotape can remain on the affected muscle for a few days or even weeks. You can find more information on this topic here:
- Abdominal muscle strain
- Torn muscle fibre in the abdomen
