Tennis elbow is a condition that causes pain and tenderness on the outside of your forearm. Use this guide to learn more about it and its available treatment options.
Body hair has an extremely important role in how the human body interprets its surroundings …so much so that it creates a dilemma regarding removing it when it comes to using kinesiology tape.
In 2012 neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins Medical School uncovered more details about how the skin and brain “wiring” collects and interprets from hair. Every hair is a unique mechanosensory organ itself.
If you're suffering from shoulder pain due to AC joint issues, this post will teach you how kinesiology taping can help alleviate your discomfort.
39 post-chest surgery (median sternotomy) patients were split into two groups (no treatment and treatment with kinesiology tape) to determine if the application of kinesiology tape (Kinesio® brand) made any difference to their recovery.
Skin is a very delicate organ. While it’s the largest organ of the body, it is also constantly exposed to the elements. The list of potential assaults is long - it can be anything from too much exposure to the sun to brushing against an abrasive surface. With these hazards, one should always be careful of what your skin comes in contact with.
What about all those brand claims?
Within about an hour of each other, I read two articles on kinesiology tape, which underscored our position here at TapeGeeks.
While there’s plenty of anecdotal, and ever more scientific evidence, that kinesiology tape has efficacy for certain conditions, it is not the panacea for all human aches as some brands claims!
Osteoarthritis of the knee not only affect one’s ability to stay active, it can have significant impact on the ability to perform regular daily tasks, which in turn can have a negative effect on mental health as well.
An interesting thing about our current aging population, the Baby Boomers, is that unlike their parents who were not as focused on sports and leisure pursuits, the Boomers are not willing to slow down nor are they quick to use drugs as part of their aging prevention protocol. This may be a contributing factor to the popularity of kinesiology tape as a way to help control pain and the expanding body of research knowledge on this treatment modality.
Ask a class of anatomy students what the human body’s largest organ is and you may get answers like, “the liver”, “the intestines”, “the lungs”.
The answer is actually the skin and at 6-10% of total body weight it wins by a country mile compared to the liver at a mere 2.5%.
The national athletic trainers’ association (in the USA) recently released a position statement on the management of dislocated joints as they pertain to the limbs.
The main talking point in this article was whether or not joints should be put back in place (or reduced on the spot) and guidelines for making decisions regarding patient care if a dislocation occurs.
