ch4 protective tapings and wrapping

Question 1

tapes and wraps are devices used to:

Answer 1

• provide immediate first aid
• limit excessive jnt mvt
• support an injured body part
• provide compression
• provide proprio feedback
• secure protective pads and dressings
• allow early resumption of activity
• reduce the change of reinjury

Question 2

four identifiers of tape

Answer 2

• threads per square inch
• tensile strength
• composition
• adhesive mass

Question 3

quad contusion wrap direction

Answer 3

upward lateral

Question 4

powerflex taping system

Answer 4

andover haelth care
2012
elimate spray and prewrap
30min hold

Question 5

kinesio taping

Answer 5

japanese chiro kenzo kase
1973

Question 6

“science behind KT

Answer 6

m. inflammed = interstitial space btw skin and underlying tissue compressed, compramising lymph flow
KT inc interstitial space to restore flow

Question 7

KT shapes

Answer 7

Y I X

Y most common encircle muscle to facilitate or inhibit m. stim

I: acute injury limit edema and p!

X: origin and insertion change depending on action (biceps or triceps)

Question 8

direction of application of KT

Answer 8

origin to insertion: weak muscle want contracture

insertion to originù: inhibit m. funct