Kinesiology Taping for Golfers – GolfDashBlog

I beforehand wrote an article referred to as, How Kinesiology Taping is Serving to Golfers however by no means actually had an opportunity to strive it. I’ll stroll you thru step-by-step and the way it turned out.

What’s Kinesiology Taping

Kinesiology tape is an improved model of elastic sports activities tape that acts to dynamically help your muscle operate. Goals of Taping Tape could also be used to: Stabilize or help an damage Relieve ache by de-loading susceptible or painful buildings Facilitate regular motion, muscle motion, or postural patterns.

I’ve performed a good quantity of golf the yr and moreover a couple of aches and pains, I started really feel ache on the highest facet of my proper forearm (I’m a lefty so my lead arm). I Didn’t pay a lot consideration to it till a couple of days later and I may barely decide up a cup of espresso it was that painful.

Golfers/Tennis Elbow

Nonetheless I didn’t have a lot of a clue till I began to Google a couple of issues (like Kinesiology taping for golfers) and came upon it gave the impression to be a type of golfers (or tennis) elbow. By some means I all the time assumed that situation had one thing to do along with your elbow. I imply it does however not essentially in a direct approach.

Extra particularly it’s referred to as “Radial Tunnel Syndrome” These signs embody fatigue or a boring, aching ache on the prime of the forearm. Yup, that was it too a tee!

Radial nerve pinching mostly happens in people who take part in sports activities (like golf!) and occupational actions with repetitive motions similar to pushing or pulling, twisting, gripping with the hand or bending the wrist. It might nonetheless be attributable to direct trauma, a fracture or different means.

Like I discussed, it was tremendous painful to me and when it’s the primary time you expertise it you don’t have any body of reference. Your solely clue is the ache and it’s origin.

How Does Kinesiology Taping for Golfers Work?

Primarily as soon as the tape is utilized and stretched correctly it lifts the pores and skin, accelerating blood circulate to extend the quantity of oxygen out there to the muscle mass, which reduces fatigue (and nerve compression) away from the mushy tissue beneath the lifted pores and skin. This lifting functionality is what promotes blood circulate and lymph drainage and permits therapeutic.

I solely tried the MuscleAid tape as was instructed within the video under. I taped precisely the sample proven within the video. When you have different physique areas that you’re contemplating taping you’ll in all probability must lookup a video or article for that exact approach, for instance, “kinesiology taping for shin splints” I believe you get the concept….

KT Taping Outcomes

After I watched the video and adopted the correct location on my decrease arm it was full. I actually preferred the MuscleAid Tape (in all equity I solely tried this one model). It had the correct amount of stretch, good stickiness and is available in a wide range of colours.

I wore the tape within the bathe. It dried pretty shortly and was not a giant deal in any respect. I additionally slept with it on and no points there. It’s suggested to put on the tape 3-4 days. Consider, I used to be additionally enjoying golf throughout this time the tape was on.

I eliminated it 4 days later and it was nonetheless a bit sore that day so I used to be stunned. Nevertheless, the very subsequent day, it felt so a lot better and 80% of that searing ache was gone 🤗

Evidently, I’m now a fan of taping. For round 12 {dollars} for the tape and a pair minutes of your time, I’d completely give it a strive.

Get the tape on Amazon right here: MuscleAid Kinesiology Tape