Length, Strength and Kinesio Tape - eBook, 1st Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
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- Overview of the Kinesio® method and how Kinesio Taping® works
- Highlights the anatomy of the muscle and structures prior to taping
- Step-by-step instructions to a range of Kinesio Taping® techniques, covering the neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist and thumb, trunk, pelvic girdle and hip, knee and ankle
- Initial assessment using length and strength/function testing and application of appropriate Kinesio Taping® intervention
- Assessment sheets provided for each key anatomical area
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Chapter 1 - Introduction to Kinesio Taping and the role of muscles within the neuromyofascial-skeletal systemChapter 2 - Kinesio Taping basicsChapter 3 - Techniques for testing and taping the neck:- Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)- Scalenes- Splenius capitis- Splenius cervicis- Levator scapula- Upper trapezius- Neck assessment sheet- BibliographyChapter 4 - Techniques for testing and taping the shoulder:- Upper trapezius- Middle trapezius- Lower trapezius- Coracobrachialis- Rhomboid- Levator scapula- Serratus anterior- Posterior deltoid- Middle deltoid- Anterior deltoid- Teres major- Latissimus dorsi- SupraspinatusChapter 5 - Techniques for testing and taping the elbow:- Biceps brachii and brachialis- Brachioradialis- Triceps brachii- Elbow assessment sheet- BibliographyChapter 6 - Techniques for testing and taping the wrist and thumb- Brachioradialis- Pronator teres- Flexor carpi radialis- Flexor carpi ulnaris- Extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis- Pronator quadratus- Extensor carpi ulnaris- Supinator - Wrist and thumb assessment sheet - BibliographyChapter 7 - Techniques for testing and taping the trunk- Latissimus dorsi- Quadratus lumborum- Erector spinae (iliocostalis lumborum)- Erector spinae (iliocostalis thoracis)- Multifidus (transversospinales group)- Rectus abdominis- Internal and external obliques- Psoas major- Transversus abdominis- Trunk assessment sheet- BibliographyChapter 8 - Techniques for testing and taping the pelvic girdle and hip- Pectineus and adductor brevis- Adductor longus- Gracilis- Adductor magnus- Psoas major and minor- Iliacus- Tensor fasciae latae- Gluteus medius and gluteus minimus- Gluteus maximus- Piriformis- Quadratus femoris and obturator externus- Gemellus superior, gemellus inferior and obturator internus- Hip assessment sheet- Bibliography Chapter 9 - Techniques for testing and taping the knee- Popliteus- Rectus femoris- Vastus lateralis- Vastus medialis- Sartorius- Semitendinosus and semimembranosus- Biceps femoris- Gracilis- Knee assessment sheet - Bibliography
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