Athletic and Therapeutic Lower Quarter Taping
Course Description
This seminar will help all clinicians to learn new and diverse ways to apply different types of therapeutic tape to the low back, knee, ankle and foot. You will learn how to use these taping techniques to increase ROM, decrease pain, and improve function. Myofascial and neuromuscular reasoning for the benefits of taping will be discussed throughout.
The registrant will learn how to correctly and confidently apply pre-stretched tape, cover-roll, leukotape, athletic tape, and wet-pruf tape.
Taping - Lower Schedule
Course Objectives
At the completion of this seminar, the participant will be able to:
- Correctly describe three different types of tape that can be applied to physical therapy patients and the specific benefits of each type
- Correctly identify 8 structures in the body that the use of tape can assist to improve range of motion, decrease pain, or increase function
- Correctly describe the neurophysiological mechanism behind the benefit of taping
- Correctly and confidently demonstrate how to apply pre-stretched tape to a lower quarter structure to improve range of motion, decrease pain, or increase function
- Correctly and confidently demonstrate how to apply athletic tape to a lower quarter structure to improve range of motion, decrease pain, or increase function
- Correctly and confidently demonstrate how to apply wet-pruf tape to a lower quarter structure to improve range of motion, decrease pain, or increase function
- Correctly and confidently demonstrate how to apply cover-roll and Leukotape tapes to a body structure to improve range of motion, decrease pain, or increase function
Course Instructors
Jason Hepworth
PT, DPT, CIMT
Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in Health and Fitness in Preventative and Rehabilitative Programs from Central Michigan University. He also holds a doctorate in physical therapy from Grand Valley State University and is a Certified Integrated Manual Therapist (CIMT) through Great Lakes Seminars. Jason’s approach to therapy encompasses the use of joint and soft tissue mobilization, functional therapeutic exercise and patient education to return his patients to their highest functional level. Jason is always looking for opportunities to learn new things and improve himself as a clinician. Jason, his wife, and two children live in Southeast Michigan.
Patrick Hoban
PT, MS, ATC, FF-CIMT
Patrick has been a Physical Therapist and Athletic Trainer since 1994. He graduated from Grand Valley State University and started Great Lakes Seminars in 1996. He is the co-owner and Clinical Director for Great Lakes Seminars and is also the president of Probility Physical Therapy. Probility is a company which has 13 clinics in the Southeast, MI area. He has created the manual therapy courses for Great Lakes Seminars and has trained the instructors to ensure high quality courses and effective, consistent delivery. He has also taught manual therapy courses around the country for 20 years, has taught in PT and PTA programs since 1994, was the head athletic trainer at a high school for 5 years and he has performed both independent medical exams and peer reviews for Physical Therapy. He has an eclectic background in biomechanics, anatomy, and manual therapy.
Course Outline
Continental Breakfast
Lecture: Introduction, Overview of Relevant Anatomy and Mechanism of Effect - athletic tape, rigid and elastic therapeutic tape
Lecture: Key Concepts, Basic Procedures for Application and Removal, Indications for Taping, Precautions / Contraindications
Lecture: Review of Current Evidence-Based Literature, Debunking Taping Myths
Lab: Lumbar Spine, Sacrum, & Hip - rigid vs. elastic therapeutic taping techniques to decrease pain, and improve ROM, stability, and function
Case Study: Lumbar Spine/ Sacrum
Lunch (on your own)
Lab: Knee - rigid vs. elastic therapeutic taping techniques to decrease pain, and improve ROM, stability, and function
Lab: Foot & Ankle - athletic tape vs. rigid / elastic therapeutic taping techniques to decrease pain, and improve ROM, stability, and function
Lab: Taping Synergistic Movement Patterns for the Lower Quarter – elastic therapeutic taping techniques to improve functional movement patterns
Case Study: Foot & Ankle
Review of Evidence Base Literature
Adjourn