Eclectic Taping

Presented by Rehab Connections

Description

Ever wish a little bit of you could go home with your patients so that he or she could maintain better ROM, decreased pain, improved muscle facilitation, decreased tone and so on?

Now you can achieve better session-to-session carryover by utilizing a variety of taping techniques using rigid, high-strength adhesive tapes, and flexible tapes. This eclectic approach introduces and merges a variety of clinical taping approaches for joint realignment and muscle retraining based on the work of McConnell, Mulligan, and the Kinesio Taping® Method.

Instruction level: Various.

7.0 CE Contact Hours          Details

Topics

• Types of tapes and their characteristics
• Theory of tape applications and how it achieves its intended purpose
• Applications for the hand/wrist, shoulder, scapula, spine, hip, knee, foot/ankle
• Therapeutic taping techniques to:
• • stabilize a joint
  • facilitate muscle activity
  • improve myofascial mobility
  • achieve better posture and alignment
  • decrease tone
  • decrease edema

Intended audience: PTs, PTAs, OTs, OTAs, ATCs

Objectives

At the completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Discuss characteristics of various tapes used within the course.
2. Determine which type of tape to use to achieve your desired results.
3. Effectively apply tapes to achieve therapeutic goals.

Presenter

Lynn Schmitt, PT

Lynn has been practicing since 1991 in a variety of settings including acute care, chronic pain management, and outpatient orthopedics. She is a graduate of Indiana University School of Physicial Therapy. Her specialties include craniosacral therapy and functional orthopedics. Lynn is also an NSCA-certified personal trainer and Certified Kinesio Tape Practitioner.

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Location

Rehab Connections
Physical Therapy
and
Education and Training Center
14901 S. Founders Crossing
Homer Glen, IL 60491
Phone: (708) 301-3571
Fax: (708) 301-4450

PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW LOCATION: SAME STRIP MALL, SOUTH BUILDING.
Use the west (rear) entrance for the ETC.
Ample adjacent parking.

Registration: 8:00 am - 8:30 am
Course: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Lunch is on your own

Tuition: $239 per attendee
Tuition includes Kinesiotape, Cover Roll, and Leukotape for use in this course.

Seating is limited. Please register early!
Registrations are accepted by phone if paying by credit card. For more information about the courses offered by Rehab Connections please call (708) 301-3571.

Rehab Connections reserves the right to modify the content and the scheduled speakers when circumstances are beyond our control.

Rehab Connections is an approved continuing education sponsor through the State of Illinois; PT License No: 216-000101; OT License No: 224-000048; AT License No: 186-000107; BOC Provider No. P3418.

Cancellations:
Registration fee, less a $50 administration fee per course, is refunded if notice of cancellation is received more than 10 days in advance of the course. Cancellations made less than 10 days in advance of the course date forfeit their entire tuition fee. Tuition can be transferred to another individual.
Rehab Connections reserves the right to cancel the course up to one week prior to the course. Rehab Connections will not be responsible for any charges incurred by the registrant due to the cancellation of the course, other than the course tuition.

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