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Hi I'm chris harper and with me is Makayla
and we're here to demonstrate an application for inner knee pain.
This is when you have pain at the inner
and lower portion of the knee.
I'm just going to indicate that with a red dot
your pain may be in a slightly different location.
Some causes of this may be overuse, excessive stress or tightness through
quad and thigh, abrupt changes in direction, or twisting of the knee.
KT Tape helps by relieving pressure to reduce pain relaxing muscles and may
Increase circulation.
For this application we're going to have the leg in an approximate ninety degree bend
and we are going to take our first full strip of tape
and we are going to fold that in half
in with some scissors we're going to cut rounded corners around that folded end
this creates rounded corners so sharp corners
don't get caught on clothing as you take clothing on and of.f
We are going to twist and tear the backing paper
folding that back being careful not to touch the adhesive and this
first piece we are going to stretch to eighty percent so we stretch
hundred percent and then back that off just a little bit we are going to apply it
right over that point of pain you may be experiencing.
We are going to peal that backing paper off and those
ends of the tape being laid down with
absolutely zero stretch so only stretch on that piece is in the middle portion of
the tape that goes right over that site of pain.
Our other piece that we just created we going to twist and tear that backing paper
peeling that back
and again trying to handle the tapes so you're not touching the adhesive
apply nice even pressure through the piece of tape and apply that
crossing the other piece now lining with the lower leg
just like the first piece laying those tails down with absolutely zero stretch.
Give a little bit of a friction rub so it'd adheres make sure you get all the
corners
sticking to your skin well little friction helps the adhesive stick to the
skin much better.
And for our third piece we're going to twist and tear
a full piece of tape down by the logo end of the tape and create an anchor there.
With this piece we are going right in between
our first two pieces down a little bit lower so it adheres to the skin and
applying this with absolutely zero stretch
so for this peace we need to apply twenty five percent stretch so we
are going to stretch it out fully and then back off half and half again
to create twenty five percent
and we're going to lay that down in
turn the tape to go up towards the middle thigh or pointing the end tape
towards the hip.
That last bit of tape we are just going to take the paper off
and lay that down with absolutely zero stretch.
That whole application now we're going
to give a good rub to create friction creates heat
which allows the adhesive to stick to the skin very well.
That looks great!
Some helpful tips before applying this are to clean the skin very well
remove any oils or lotions that you may have on,
trim excess of hair in the area,
and take care when putting clothing or on or off so that the tape doesn't roll
Complementary treatments include rest ice, massage
light progressive stretching and foam rolling
please seek care if you have increased pain,
swelling, bruising, or difficulty walking.
For more information see our website at www.kttape.com