Virginia Physical Therapy Ebook Continuing Education

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Kinesiology Taping for Orthopedic Conditions: Summary

(continued)

Clinical Applications for Chronic Conditions

Patient Position Tape

Direction of Pull

Condition

Base

Picture

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Seated with wrist in

ā€œIā€ strip

Anterior wrist crease

Parallel to median nerve/ wrist flexors to medial epicondyle Perpendicular to median nerve (cross fiber decom- pression)

pain free extension

Carpal tunnel syndrome (decompression of nerve entrapment)

Seated with wrist in

ā€œIā€ strip torn in center

Medial and lateral to median nerve

pain free extension

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