Hi, I’m Chris Harper and with me is Melissa
and we are demonstrating an application for a low back pain.
Low back pain
can be located
across the low back or just above the pelvis and today we've placed or red dot
just to demonstrate
where that pain may be.
Ok, and low back pain
can be caused by hip misalignment sitting or standing for excessive
periods of time
uh... inflammation from overuse or activity
uh... or blunt-force trauma to the lower part of the back.
How KT Tape helps treat this condition
is it relieves pressure, provides some support and may increase circulation to
the area.
For this application we need to have the skin on stretch, so the position for this
is the flex forward
as much as is comfortable
before we apply the tape.
So for our first piece we're going to take a full strip.
We’re going to twist and tear the paper backing
and peeling that back being very careful not to touch the adhesive.
We're also going to stretch the tape
by placing our thumbs across the tape and applying even pressure
verses
pressure like this which may cause some uneven pressure through the tape. So
thumbs flat on the tape
and we're going to apply this with eighty percent stretch.
So what that is, if this is a hundred percent stretch we’re just going to back
that off a little bit
and apply that right over the area of pain.
We’re going to pinch that off and as we remove the last bit of paper
we’re going to leave the ends of the tape with absolutely zero stretch on that as we
lay those down. We’re
doing the same thing on this opposite side,
just laying that piece down.
And you give a little bit of a rub.
For our second piece we’re going to tear second full strip
and just like the first one we’re going to twist and tear that paper backing
again being very careful not to touch the adhesive.
Apply even pressure on that stretch with our thumbs going just below that first
piece were going to apply eighty percent. So full stretch backing that off just a
little bit
and laying that down.
Again it's important just to lay the end of the tape with absolutely zero
stretch.
Again, same thing on the opposite side,
opposite end of the tape is laying that down
And give that a good friction rub. That’s just to activate the adhesive, heating it up
just a little bit.
Make sure that's well adhered.
Go ahead and stand back up.
You may see some wrinkling the tape that's what we do want to see across there.
Ok, some tips for this application is making sure that you clean the skin very
well
take some care with removing clothing as this may roll the
tape just be careful with that area.
Some complementary treatments for this May be ice, rest, use of non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs, physical therapy or chiropractic care, strength training,
some focusing on posture while sitting for prolonged periods of time such as
at work or with driving
and possibly using a new mattress if you’re having pain at night.
Please seek care if you have extreme pain or swelling, discoloration
over the area or difficulty standing or marked loss of movement.
For more information please see our website at kttape.com.