by Darryn | Mar 17, 2016 | General News
“Piriformis syndrome” is a somewhat controversial diagnosis as its existence has been challenged of late, as has the concept of “trigger points” within muscles. Nomenclature aside, most clinicians would agree that there are often palpable...
by Darryn | Mar 2, 2016 | General News
Acute low back pain is very common, and a condition that affects a large proportion of the population at some stage throughout their life. Kinesiology tape has been shown to be an effective early intervention in a recent study from Turkey. In this study, 109 subjects...
by Darryn | Nov 11, 2015 | General News
A really interesting MRI study was recently conducted by two Turkish investigators looking at the effects of kinesiology taping both locally in the area taped, and also in adjacent tissues. The rationale for looking at adjacent tissues was based on the proposal of...
by Darryn | Sep 16, 2015 | General News
There have been two studies published in the last couple of months that add to the growing body of evidence that kinesiology tape can reduce the negative effects of fatigue with regard to muscle function. One study by Zhang et al, published in Sports Medicine...
by Darryn | Aug 7, 2015 | General News
Many people associate the use of kinesiology tape with sport and active lifestyles, yet there is growing evidence that it can be helpful in painful conditions that restrict people’s everyday function. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be a nasty condition, characterised...
by Darryn | Jul 28, 2015 | General News
Patello-femoral pain is the most common knee complaint, and it usually requires a multi-faceted treatment approach. The pain can be influenced by local tissue factors around the knee, as well as factors more proximal or distal, or both. In addition to traditional...
