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28 June 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Rotator Cuff

As you may recall from our intro post on kinesiology taping, we’re going to focus on each muscle group/joint and show you how to use kinesiology tape in three distinct ways:

Immediately after injury  (for swelling and pain)
During the healing process (correction techniques to restore normal position and allow for healing)
Techniques to help improve strength [...]

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27 June 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Shoulder impingement

As you may recall from our intro post on kinesiology taping, we’re going to focus on each muscle group/joint and show you how to use kinesiology tape in three distinct ways:

Immediately after injury  (for swelling and pain)
During the healing process (correction techniques to restore normal position and allow for healing)
Techniques to help improve strength [...]

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12 March 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Overuse Injuries- Upper Body

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 [...]

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13 January 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Stretching pt 14- Back of the Shoulder

In the introduction post to this series, we reviewed and answered some common questions regarding stretching, including why, when, how, etc. Click here to review it.
In this post we will be talking about how to stretch out [...]

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07 November 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Self Muscle Massage pt 14- Anterior Shoulder

This is part fourteen in the Self Muscle Massage Series. In the introduction post to this series we introduced and demonstrated the three muscle release techniques that will be used in this post. If you would like to review them, click here. If you would like to see any other parts of [...]

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20 October 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Self Muscle Massage - pt 13 Posterior Shoulder

This is part thirteen in the Self Muscle Massage Series. In the introduction post to this series we introduced and demonstrated the three muscle release techniques that will be used in this post. If you would like to review them, click here. If you would like to see any other parts of the series, click [...]

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