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Athletic and Therapeutic Upper Quarter Taping

Great Lake Seminars

Objectives

At the completion of this seminar, the participant will be able to:
Correctly describe three different types of tape that can be applied to physical therapy patients and the specific benefits of each type.
Correctly identify 8 structures in the body that the use of tape can assist to improve range of motion, decrease pain, or increase function.
Correctly describe the neurophysiological mechanism behind the benefit of taping
Correctly and confidently demonstrate how to apply pre-stretched tape to an upper quarter structure to improve range of motion, decrease pain, or increase function.
Correctly and confidently demonstrate how to apply athletic tape to an upper quarter structure to improve range of motion, decrease pain, or increase function.
Correctly and confidently demonstrate how to apply wet-pruf tape to an upper quarter structure to improve range of motion, decrease pain, or increase function.
Correctly and confidently demonstrate how to apply cover-roll and Leukotape tapes to a body structure to improve range of motion, decrease pain, or increase function.

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Description

This seminar will help all clinicians to learn new and diverse ways to apply different types of therapeutic tape to the cervical and thoracic regions, along with the shoulder, elbow and wrist. You will learn how to use these taping techniques to increase ROM, decrease pain, and improve function. Myofascial and neuromuscular reasoning for the benefits of taping will be discussed throughout.
The registrant will learn how to correctly and confidently apply pre-stretched tape, cover-roll, leukotape, athletic tape, and wet-pruf tape.

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