subject: The Experience About Kinesio Tape [print this page] When Little Sister was about a year old, her physical therapist had just taken a course on kinesio tape (a flexible, cotton strip with a very mild adhesive.) We decided to try it on her stomach to see if it would help improve her muscle tone in her abdomen. While it took a while for her to be able to sit on her own, we knew the kinesio tape was helping. It was the strangest thing, but it even helped her constipation problems. We continued taping for about a year. I got really good at taping her stomach. We even used it on her legs. Once she started moving around on her own, we stopped using it and threw the remainder of the large, expensive roll of tape into her closet.
I was looking in her closet last week and noticed the tape sitting on the top shelf. I got to thinking. What if kinesio tape could help my collapsing ankles? I had the tape. Why not give it a try? So, I brought it with me to the chiropractor this week on the off chance he knew something about it. Thankfully he did! He taped my ankles and showed me how to do it. He explained that the idea is to run the tape along the muscles. Strengthening the muscles will help stabilize the joints.
The down side of the 5 year old tape I have is that its not very sticky (not that kinesio tape is particularly sticky to begin with.) This is great for my extremely sensitive skin, but it peels off pretty quickly. I expect to be doing the taping every 1 2 days. Its easy to do, so I dont mind. I hope it will be worth it and that Ill be able to walk around without my ankles giving out. Ill let you know if I see any improvement!
