07/12/2024
Kinesiology tape or k-tape has a variety of uses, they include: providing support to an area, pain relief, reduce swelling, proprioception, increased circulation, help to strengthen an area and scar release.
They are designed to mimic the skins elasticity so that you have full range of motion. They are also water resistant. When applied with stretch it has a slight recoil effect that creates a lift that unloads the the tissues creating space, decompressing tissues which changes the signals the brain is receiving changing it’s response.
All body tissues have sensory receptors that feel temperature, touch, and pain, these all contribute to your brain-body sense of where it is and what it’s doing.
K-taping should be generally limited to 2-3 specific tapings at a time as you can overwhelm the nervous system if you do too much, sometimes less is more.
There are contraindications when taping is not appropriate like over open wounds or if there is active cancer present.
Taping can be done on any animal but some are trickier than others like long haired dogs but there are options and tapings to try.
I offer k-taping for Horses, Cats, Dogs, and even Cattle!
