Kinesio Foundations Course

I will be teaching the Kinesio Foundations course at Sports Solutions on the 21st and 22nd of June this year. This replaces the Kinesio Taping Assessments, Fundamental Concepts and Techniques (or Kinesio Taping Level 1-2) course previously.

The course is now a two day (16 hours) in person course with a 4 hour online pre course. Most if not all other taping courses takes place over just 2-4 hours. Compared to the 2 previous versions of the course, there is now a much bigger emphasis on the Kinesio Medical Taping section instead of just the Kinesio Taping Methods where muscles, joint and tendons were the main focus. 

Unlike other tapes, Kinesio Medical Taping utilizes much lower tensions (no pulling/ stretching of the tape) and thinly cut applications. There is a much bigger focus on skin and fascia stimulation to improve superficial, lymph and interstitial circulation. Hospitals in Singapore only use Kinesio tapes (and not other brands) when they have to treat patients with lymphedema.

Personally, I have great results using the EDF (epidermis, dermis and fascia), jellyfish and the Space Correction webcut applications with bruising and swelling. A patient with a partially torn calf muscle yesterday immediately felt better and could walk with less limping after the jellyfish application (pictured below.

Attendees will learn multiple taping techniques and be able to treat clinical cases using Kinesio tape alone or in conjunction with other strategies. There will be ample time to practice assessments, screenings and taping techniques to a variety of upper and lower body conditions.

Past participants have said that they were able to "immediately use the taping on the patients with good results" when they resumed work the day after attending the course.

Interested to attend the course? I have attached the link to sign up here. You can also email us if you need more details.

Day 2 Of Kinesio Taping Level 1-2 (270915)

Day 2 of the Kinesio Taping Level 1-2 course starts with some questions on how tape left overnight felt on the participants. The participants discussed why there were good or adverse reactions.

After clearing doubts on KT 1, we moved on to Day 2's program on the six Corrective techniques and also on EDF (epidermis, dermis fascia) taping.

The EDF taping concepts and techniques were not taught in many earlier courses so the participants were all ears.

Here are some pictures from Day 2.

Feet together now

Ram's head ? Looks like seagull to me 

Class picture 

Kinesio Taping Instructor Recertification (CKTI) In Venice

Kinesio Taping Association International rules are that your licence (as an Kinesio Taping Instructor) to teach is valid only for 3 years and thereafter you have be re-certified to be able to teach again.

So here I am doing my Kinesio Instructor Recertification course in Venice over the next few days.

The man himself - Dr Kenso Kase

Some updates, Dr Kase taught us the EDF (dermis, epidermis and fascia) taping 3 years ago in Albuquerque, he spent more time on that today. Latest news is that EDF taping will be a critical component in all upcoming Kinesio Taping courses. Yes, they are looking a fairly big overhaul at teaching future KT 1,2 and 3 courses.

EDF taping

3 years ago with Trish Martin in Albuquerque

Also went through the Jellyfish concept for KT 3 courses.

Jellyfish cut

Another look at the Jellyfish

With Da Man himself