As you may recall from our intro post on kinesiology taping, our plan is to move through each muscle group/joint in the body and show you how to use kinesiology tape in three distinct ways:
Immediately after injury (for swelling and pain reduction)
During the healing process (using correction techniques to restore normal position and allow for [...]
In the last post, we talked about how to manage the common symptoms of overuse injuries. This included using Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation (aka R.I.C.E.) to reduce pain and swelling. We also reviewed what A-T-A techniques are best for treating this type of injury. The key to treating overuse injuries is to remember [...]
In the previous “How To” post we talked about the six different techniques covered so far on this site (foam roller, cross friction, trigger point, active and joint mobilizations, and stretching). We reviewed the techniques and also briefly talked about what kind of injuries each technique was best suited for. In [...]
In the previous “How To” post we talked about the six different techniques covered so far on this site (foam roller, cross friction, trigger point, active and joint mobilizations, and stretching). We reviewed the techniques and also briefly talked about what kind of injuries each technique was best suited for. In this post, we’re going [...]
In the last post, we talked about how to manage the common symptoms of tendon injuries. This included using Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation (aka R.I.C.E.) to reduce pain and swelling. We also reviewed what A-T-A techniques are best for treating this type of injury.
To review, typical treatment for a tendon injury looks like this:
1) [...]
In the previous “How To” post we talked about the six different techniques covered so far on this site (foam roller, cross friction, trigger point, active and joint mobilizations, and stretching). We reviewed the techniques and also briefly talked about what kind of injuries each technique was best suited for. In [...]
In the previous “How To” post we talked about the six different techniques covered so far on this site (foam roller, cross friction, trigger point, active and joint mobilizations, and stretching). We reviewed the techniques and also briefly talked about what kind of injuries each technique was best suited for. In this post, we’re going [...]
So far on this site we’ve covered three massage techniques, two mobilization techniques and stretching for all 17 regions of the body. That’s a lot to choose from when sitting at home working on sore muscles! In this post we’re going to talk about how to actually use them all together.
Let’s start by reviewing what [...]
Happy Friday everyone! I’m going to kick off the weekend by debuting a FREE new e-book called “Building Your Body Maintenance Routine”.
My big motivation in writing this guide was to show you how to use the resources on the A-T-A site when you are not hurt as a way to monitor common problem areas and [...]
Now that the first info series (self muscle massage/release) is up and finished I wanted to take a minute to explain the rationale for why I started with that topic and and to talk about the next series we’ll be covering.
On the most basic level, the four series were chosen to help bring you through [...]
