How To KT Tape A Shoulder | Easy Guide to Kinesio Taping Shoulders
In this step-by-step video, Dr. Nevel shows you how to KT tape a shoulder. How to Apply KT Tape, Rock Tape, and Kinesio Tape for shoulder pain & posture: https://amzn.to/3zvHVo4
Instructions to KT Tape a Shoulder:
1. Clean the skin with alcohol or soap and water.
2. Cut a 12-inch (30 cm) and 14-inch (35 cm) strip.
3. Cut a 10-inch (25 cm) Y-strip.
3. Round the corners of the tape for better durability.
4. Have the patient bring their arm across their body and apply the posterior Y-strip around the posterior deltoid (back of shoulder) at 30% tension with 0% tension on the ends.
5. Have the patient place their hand on their low back and apply the anterior Y-strip around the anterior deltoid (front of shoulder) at 30% tension with 0% tension on the ends.
6. Externally rotate and depress the patient's shoulder blades while placing the patient in standard anatomical position.
7. Apply the 12-inch (30 cm) strip of kinesio tape from the front of the shoulder around the outer part of the shoulder (deltoid and external rotator muscles) at 50% tension with 0% tension on the ends.
8. Apply the 14-inch (35 cm) strip of kinesio tape from the front of the shoulder around the top of the shoulder (a/c joint) to the lower part of the shoulder blade next to the thoracic spine at 50% tension with 0% tension on the ends.
9. Rub the tape to activate the adhesive
PRODUCTS USED:
*KINESIOLOGY TAPE*
Rock Tape: BEIGE original - Standard size
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Rock Tape: BEIGE H2O extra sticky - Standard size
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Rock Tape: BLUE H2O extra sticky - Standard size
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Rock Tape: BEIGE original - Bulk size
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*SCISSORS*
Kinesio Tape Pro Scissors
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Dr. Brandon Nevel is a board-certified chiropractor in Jupiter, Florida. He holds post-graduate certifications in sports chiropractic (CCSP), extremity chiropractic (CCEP), and is a USPTA tennis professional. Dr. Nevel is the medical director and a treating chiropractic physician at Sport & Spinal Rehab, where he utilizes chiropractic care, physical therapy, spinal decompression, laser therapy, kinesio taping and dry needling to heal injuries quickly and naturally.
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