Kinesiology Tape (KT Tape) in Rochester, NY
KT Tape
Therapeutic Kinesiology Tape, more commonly known as KT Tape, is often used by athletes and active individuals to provide relief when pain and injury are limiting movement capabilities.
The science is not 100% clear on how exactly this tape works. We believe that this tape does not provide any physical structural support to the body. Rather, by contacting the skin in painful areas of the body, this tape may stimulate mechanoreceptors, which are basically specialized sensors in the skin that tell your brain when you’re being touched by light pressure, deep pressure, hot, cold, etc.
Because this tape affects the body’s nervous system, it is not uncommon to see immediate improvements in pain, range of motion, motor output, and movement quality after application of KT Tape by your doctor of physical therapy.
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