Today I want to share another great product that has been helping me KT Tape. When I started going to physical therapy my therapist started taping my knee to help teach my knee cap to move to the proper position. See losing 122 pounds has caused my body to get confused as he explained, and the way my weight shifts has totally changed. I started running and now my knee has yet to catch up to the changes. So I have been going once a week and getting it taped.
I started researching online and found KT Tape. It comes pre cut and the adhesive works well to bond with your skin that it stays in place for several days and through several showers/workouts. The beauty of this tape? It is light weight and stretches so you can roll it and curve it to meet your unique needs. I find the taping better than a brace because you can customize the support and target specific muscles. This seemed like what I needed to maintain my knee long term and so I ordered a roll from amazon in my favorite color of course.
I was surprised to see how big the roll was it comes with plenty of pre cut strips so it will last me awhile. It also comes with step by step instructions for injury related taping methods. If you cannot follow those they also have video instructions on their website. I thought that was great. Since I am in physical therapy already I brought it with me and had my therapist teach me how to tape it specific for my knee.
That is what I look like after I am taped up! LOL not the most attractive sight in the world but hey I will do whatever it takes to keep me running injury and pain free. Since I started running taped up I can definitely feel the difference. Each stride feels stable and supported when I am taped properly. I hope soon I will not need it as much but for now, I am trying to make sure I run with tape every time. And it lasts. I can attest to this. I typically shower twice a day and workout everyday. This puts a lot of wear and tear on the tape but it lasts for me a good 4 days. They come in many different colors too which is nice!
Have you tried anything like this yet? How has it worked for you?
5 comments:
I've heard so many good things about taping! I want to learn how to do it! My knees are better this year but I still think it would be great.
I admire your fighting spirit through adversity. You inspire me!
I might try this instead of using my knee brace which is hot and irritating.
I'm so glad you had this post. I am having some ankle or achilles tendon pain. I had been looking on the internet for taping. It is nice to know this works. Is amazon the cheapest that you have found to buy the tape? Thanks.Got to get some. My 20k is June and I dont want to pull out of the race yet.
This I like. :) KT Tape is good stuff, but one thing to keep in mind that tape is not an injury treatment. It's great to get through workouts and through a race, but an injury is still going to be there.
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