Hello, I'm Julie Tupler and I'd like to introduce you to the together tape.
This tape is used to help heal a diastasis rect.
It is used in conjunction with the diastasis rehab splint to help the healing process go
faster if for for some reason you cannot wear the diastasis rehab splint you can use the
tape on its own like a butterfly band-aid this tape works to bring the connective tissue
and muscles closer together when you apply the tape on the skin you stretch it first
and what happens is the tape then wants to recoil to its original unstretched position
this continuous recoiling process is a communication from the skin to the connective tissue in
muscle to move in the direction of the tape.
The skin on your belly is very sensitive therefore i recommend when doing the Tupler Technique
program not to use it for the first four weeks instead for the first four weeks prepare the
skin with our corrective connective tissue cream because of this sensitivity we start
out slow with the tape meaning we're going to be using one above and one below if you
have any allergic reactions stop using the tape right away wait a week use that correct
of connective tissue cream again and then start again the skin should be desensitized
and it should be okay to start up again so in week one we'll be doing one above one below
if all goes well in week two we'll be using two above and two below and if all goes well
then we'll be using three above and three below and then you'll continue to be using
three above and three below until you finish using the tape.
The tape usually last on your skin about four to six days in between applications you'll
want to let the skin rest for a day during that time again use that corrective connective
tissue cream on your skin.
The tape is water-resistant but not waterproof so when you shower make sure you don't get
it too wet so now I'm going to show you how to put it on take this piece of paper off
this paper backing off the middle hold on to each end now a quarter inch above the belly
button you'll want to stretch it just a little.
you are gonna be applying it want to stretch it just a little bit and place it on my skin
smooth it over with your hand then take off each end of paper here on each end.Now when
I say stretch it a little thats very important so when we're stretching it just a little
like this that's all you need to do if you stretch it too much then it make that recoiling
process much harsher on your skin so we're going to be doing another one a quarter inch
below your belly button remember stretch it just a little bit and apply it to the skin
in week one we have one above and one below in week two we have two above and two below
and in week three we'll then have three above and three below the tape comes in three sizes
you have small medium and large and the size depends upon the size of your diastasis so
a small is up to a four finger diastase or six centimeter if you're using our diastometer
to measure in centimeter the medium is a four to six finger or six to eight centimeters,
the large is seven fingers or nine centimeters and above the size is determined by wherever
the diastasis is the biggest for example if I had a four finger up here and a five at
my belly button of four down here then I would have to go with whatever size the five was
in which in this case of five is a medium.
There are 30 little pieces little pieces of tape in the box so the first time you use
it it'll last for six weeks and then any box thereafter it will last for five weeks I'm
hoping that this presentation was helpful and if you have any questions about using
our together tape please email us.
Thank you.