Santa Monica, CA 90404
Santa Monica Kinesio Taping
Dr. Kenzo Kase developed Kinesio Tape — also known as “elastic therapeutic tape” — in a scientific search for athletic tape that would best imitate the essential elastic and ventilation properties of human skin. His improvement used a cotton strip and acrylic adhesive, the combination of which was far less restrictive than the athletic tape available at the time. This promoted body's natural healing capacity by allowing blood and lymphatic fluid to flow.
Athletes have used Santa Monica Kinesio Tape extensively, both to rehabilitate old injuries and prevent new ones. However, this makes up only 30% of its total applications. At ChiroPlusMD™, our Santa Monica chiropractor, Dr. Raymond Hall, DC, uses Kinesio Tape in Santa Monica for therapy, as it is most commonly applied. Generally, the tape acts to structurally redistribute stress, allowing overused muscles to relax and underused muscles to spring into action.
The material for Santa Monica Kinesio Tape, unlike standard athletic tape, has 140% flexibility. This is precisely the same flexibility as your skin, giving the Kinesio Tape in Santa Monica the advantage of working with, rather than against your body. Dr. Hall finds it useful at ChiroPlusMD because as your body moves, your skin must distort incredibly to make way for the arrangements of bone and muscle, and only Santa Monica Kinesio Tape can avoid slipping and warping in this process. Kinesio Tape in Santa Monica can thereby offer you free range of motion in your healing process.
Additionally, Santa Monica Kinesio Tape provides the skin with a good amount of ventilation — something athletic tape doesn't allow. Through its scores of tiny holes, the Kinesio Tape in Santa Monica encourages fresh air and moisture to circulate to and from the skin. To aid the process of ventilation, there are also stiffer ridges that line the tape. They promote air flow and provide a certain amount of “lift,” contributing to a light feel. Also, though athletic tape must be removed and reapplied often, Santa Monica Kinesio Tape can be worn for several days at a time, saving the damage to your skin.
You can see that Kinesio Tape in Santa Monica provides you with the necessary sport and rehabilitation support for daily activities, without the problems and limitations of athletic tape. Here at ChiroPlusMD with Dr. Hall, you can activate the healing abilities of your body, aided but unhampered by Santa Monica Kinesio Tape.
