Benefits of Taping:

• Add extra support to fatigued muscles

• Re-train and re-educate muscles

• Improve the coordination of a joint

• Create space in joints

• Help correct posture

• Relieve swelling

• Improve long-term appearance of scars

• Improve the way stroke patients walk

• Enhances athletes confidence and performance

• Reduce injury recurrence, prevent injury

• Quicker return to sport or work

How Taping is Used:

At Eglinton Physiotherapy we use a variety of tape. Including kinesiology tape, athletic tape and leukotape, for different types of taping as kinesio taping, mulligan taping or patellar taping.

Common injuries and conditions when taping can help include:

• Sprains, strains, and tendinopathies

• Joint hypermobility and instability

• Rotator cuff

• Tennis and golfer’s elbow

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

• Edema-contusions, swelling, inflammation

• Iliotibial (IT) band syndrome

• Shin splints

• Plantar fasciitis or heel pain

• Poor posture