Sports Taping Seminar for Therapists, Coaches & Athletes

SPORTS TAPING

SEMINAR

COLOMBO UNIVERSITY

SRI LANKA

FEBRUARY 2015

Kusal Goonewardena

(MaSpPhysio, GradCertSpPhysio, BaPhysio)

Elite Athlete APA Sports Physiotherapist

Elite Akademy - Melbourne University Sport - Australia

Since We Last Met…

My Two New Books

Release May 2015Out NOW!

SPORTS TAPING SEMINAR

SRI LANKA

#slsportstaping

Principles of Taping

Why we use it

Prevention of Injury

Facilitate athletes return to sport

Placebo Effect

Principles of Taping

The Correct Technique

Normalise muscle function

Reduce pain

Correct joint malalignment

Improve Proprioception

Improve Lymphatic Flow- Kinesio Tape/Myofascial

tape.

Principles of Taping

Disadvantages and Problems

Cost

The sweaty athlete

Adhesive sprays

The hairy athlete

Sensitive skin

The Sporting Ankle

What 90% of Ankle Injuries NEED

Mulligans Ankle Taping Technique

The Sporting Ankle

What 90% of Ankle Injuries NEED

Mulligans Ankle Taping Technique

The Sporting Ankle

What 90% of Ankle Injuries NEED

Mulligans Ankle Taping Technique

The Sporting Ankle

Step 1

Stirrups

Figure 6’s

Reverse Figure 6’s

The Sporting Ankle

Step 2

Ankle Lock

Reverse Ankle Lock

The Sporting Ankle

Other Option

Ankle Braces (When do I use them?)

Bandage Taping (Elastic Adhesive Bandage)

The Sporting Knee

Criss-cross laterally/medially

Superior Tibio-fibular joint Tape

McConnell Taping – PFJ

Myofascial Taping for the Knee

The Sporting Knee

Criss-cross laterally/medially

The Sporting Knee

Superior Tibio-fibular joint Tape

The Sporting Knee

McConnell Taping – PFJ

The Sporting Knee

Myofascial Taping for the Knee

The Lumbar Spine in Sports

Rigid Sports Taping

Myofascial Tape

• Alignment

• Core Activation

The Lumbar Spine in Sports

Rigid Sports Taping

or… Watch DEMO!

www.ThePhysioAdvisor.com.au

The Lumbar Spine in Sports

Myofascial Tape

• Alignment

• Core Activation

The Thoracic Spine in Sports

Rigid Control Sports Taping…

Myofascial Tape

• Promote Normal Movement

• Scapulo-humeral positioning

The Thoracic Spine in Sports

Rigid Control Sports Taping…

The Thoracic Spine in Sports

Myofascial Tape

• Promote Normal Movement

• Scapulo-humeral positioning

The Sports Shoulder

The Shoulder (GH) Joint

The AC Joint

Rigid Tape (Post Dislocations, Return to Sport)

Myofascial Tape (Return to Sport)

The Sports Shoulder

The Shoulder (GH) Joint and The AC Joint

Rigid Tape (Post Dislocations, Return to Sport)

The Sports Shoulder

Myofascial Tape (Return to Sport)

The Throwing Elbow

Stability!!! (medially and laterally)

+Myofascial Taping – Triceps and Biceps

Wrist and Fingers

Rigid – Wrist

Rigid – Thumb

Buddy Taping Secrets

Myofascial artwork for fingers

Wrist and Fingers

Rigid – Wrist

Wrist and Fingers

Rigid – Thumb

Wrist and Fingers

Buddy Taping Secrets

Myofascial artwork for fingers

The Cervical Spine

Post Concussion

The Sporting Core

Myofascial Magic

NEW TAPING TECHNIQUES

Diaphragm

Transversus Abdominus

Pelvic Floor

Taping for Performance

Calf

Quads

Hamstring

Rotator Cuff – External Rotators

Taping for Performance

Calf

Taping for Performance

Quads

Taping for Performance

Hamstring

Taping for Performance

Rotator Cuff – External Rotators

What not to do

Pull Excessively

Wrinkling

Over tape

Things to Remember

Use it as an adjunct

Promote Normal Movement

Educate the athlete/Training buddy/Coach

What to do now…

1. Practice makes perfect

2. Choose a condition and tape it

3. Start tomorrow – Take Action

- post your taping technique #slsportstaping

I would love to see it!

To our Sports Medicine Partner

Mr. Erandajith RanasingheMr. Sasanka Hettiarachchi

Thank You

For all Athletes and

Practitioners

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If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to send a note or call our clinic +613 8344 4948

My email address is: [email protected]

My twitter address is @kusalkumar

The Elite Akademy twitter address is @EliteAkademy

We share practitioner and athletes success stories and advice on our Facebook site

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Lastly these slides have been uploaded to

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Here’s Wishing You A Career and a Lifetime of Success!

Thank You