Hi, I'm Chris Harper and with me is John, and we're here to demonstrate an application
for rib pain, this is for when you have pain at or around the ribs
some causes for this may be excessive strain in twisting motions
blunt-force
and abrupt changes in direction
KT tape helps treat this condition by relieving pressure to reduce pain, and may
increase circulation
for this application we need to position
the area on stretch, so we're going to bring the arm up overhead, you're going to do this
within comfort though don't
force yourself into a painful range
and in this case I'm going to place a red dot to indicate where the pain may be
your pain may be in a slightly different location
so the first part of this application is to take one full strip
I'm going to twist and tear the backing paper
right in the middle
I'm going to peel that back, and I'm being very careful not to touch the adhesive
of the tape
I'm going to handle the tape with the paper
and what I'm going to do is just go in line with the ribs, right above that painful
spot
I'm going to place the tape on fifty percent stretch
so I'm going to stretch this nice and even with my thumbs not gripping it like that
but nice flat pressure with the thumbs
I'm going to stretch out a hundred percent, and back that half way off
and place that strip right down
the very ends of the
strip are going to be laid down with absolutely zero stretch
so same thing on this side, just absolutely zero stretch on this end
for my next part
is another full strip
just like the first, I'm going to twist and tear the backing paper right in the
middle of the piece, being careful not to touch the adhesive
I'm going to place this again on fifty percent stretch
nice even pressure, so if I stretch all the way and then back that half way off
I'm going to go just below that area of pain
and lay that strip down
laying the ends down with absolutely zero stretch, being careful not to touch the
adhesive on the tape
just give that a little bit of a rub to create friction and some heat so it adheres well
and for my third piece
twisting and tearing just like the other two, right in the middle
being careful not to touch the adhesive
applying a nice even stretch, fifty percent once again, now going vertically and
I'm surrounding that spot of pain
so a hundred-percent stretch, backing that off halfway, so I get fifty percent stretch
I'm going to lay that down
with the tail ends with absolutely zero stretch
put a little friction on there just to create some heat
get that adhesive to activate and stick well
my last piece, twisting and tearing the paper as I did with the first three
I'm going to apply fifty percent stretch once again
right there, so I'm basically forming
almost like a box around that area of pain
I'm going to lay this tape down with absolutely zero stretch on the tails just as
I did with the others pieces
those tails go down with zero stretch, so before we move out of position
give the whole thing a good friction rub to create heat
to activate that adhesive so it sticks well. From here we can bring that arm
back down
you may have a little wrinkling in the tape
that's normal, that looks good.
Some helpful tips before applying, make sure you clean the skin very well to remove
any lotions or oils you may have on.
Be careful with clothing, taking shirts on and off may roll the tape
also clip excessive hair
this allows the tape to adhere much better to the skin.
Some complementary treatments include rest,
ice, avoidance of contact sports or activity,
and light progressive stretching
please seek care if you have difficulty breathing
extreme swelling or discoloration or very sharp pains
for more information see our website at www.KTTape.com