Last weekend we held our first full-day kinesio taping course at the Midlands School of Massage and Manipulative Therapy in Ruddington, Nottingham. As part of the Sports Massage Diploma, the students were introduced to the concept of kinesio taping and learnt some effective techniques for common conditions including lower back pain, achilles tendinopathy, cervicogenic headaches and acute muscle spasm. We also looked at how the tape could be used to influence full-body movement by taping along fascial and functional body lines.

We also looked at the evidence for the effectiveness of kinesio tape as featured in my SportEx article, published in October: What is the evidence for kinesio tape?

The students were fantastic and really picked up the principles and techniques very quickly. We had some great feedback too:

Really enjoyed the course both Informative & practical. Well delivered and thought out. I will be using it in my clinic. Tom L

Obviously learnt from the best 🙂 Sam D