KT Tape: Full Knee Support

Hi I'm Chris Harper and with me is Makayla, and we're here to demonstrate an application for full knee support. You can use this application for patella tracking problems, tendon issues, instability, or general knee pain some causes may include over use, muscle imbalances causing patella tracking problems, or other soft-tissue injuries such as ligament or minuscule tears KT Tape helps by providing stability, relieving pressure, and improving muscle function for this application we're going to position this knee in ninety degrees, and we're going to take our first piece of tape, a full strip, and we're going to fold that in half We'll take a pair of scissors and we're going to cut rounded corners around the folded end of the tape what rounding the corners does is to help prevent any catching of the tape on clothing and peeling the tape off prematurely. We're going to twist and tear the backing paper right in the middle of that piece, being careful not to touch the adhesive of the tape handling it with the paper only we're going to place this with eighty percent stretch, so were going to stretch that all the way and then back that off just a little bit for eighty percent and lay that down, but the very ends of the tape you're going to lay down with absolutely zero stretch so absolutely zero stretch on the ends we're going to take our second piece that we created from that first full strip peeling that paper back just like the first piece, we're going to apply nice even pressure to eighty percent going just above and over that first piece again we're going to lay those tails down with zero stretch looks good, we're going to take our next piece we're going to twist and tear the paper down by the logo end of the tape to create an anchor point we're going to measure this from just below the knee cap, around the kneecap, and lay that anchor point up on the quadracep muscle up on the thigh muscle. we're going to remove the paper backing and we're going to apply this with twenty five percent stretch, so if you stretch that all the way and back that off half, and then half again you're going to trace the outer edge of that kneecap with the edge of that tape as you wrap down around the front of the knee, you are now going to apply fifty percent stretch and then the last bit of tape we are going to lay down with absolutely zero stretch Okay, one more piece we're going to twist and tear thre backing paper down by the logo to create an anchor we can just line this up with that first piece, but on the opposite side of the thigh once again we're going to remove the paper backing and we're going to handle the tape by the paper, just like the first piece,we're going to stretch that out twenty five percent tracing the inside edge of that knee cap with the tape as you go around the front of the knee we're going to apply a little bit more pressure fifty percent, and then back that off and then lay that tail down with absolutely zero stretch give the whole thing a good friction rub just to create a little heat that allows the adhesive to stick to the skin much better make sure you get all the corners, rub that on well great, looks good some helpful tips before applying, clean the skin very well to remove any skin oils or lotions you may have on be careful with taking clothing on and off as this may roll the edges of the tape and you can also use the back of the knee aplication for maximal effect some complementary treatments are rest, ice, foam rolling, anti inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen. Get a Gait analysis, or analyze your walking with a professional in correction for this . Please see care if you have extreme pain or swelling, difficulty walking, or unnatural joint movements for more information see our website at www.KTTape.com