![]() ![]() When tinkering with your tape application, remember the Rocktape golden rules to safe, effective and lasting application. Rocktape should be part of an integrated injury/pain management and rehab plan.Ģ. Yes, I have been a good boy and, as I do with all my patients, I have not just used tape in isolation I have been doing stretches and glute strengthening exercises and allowing my body enough time to recover well between runs, etc. So, whether you are the one wearing the tape or the therapist putting it on patients, don’t be afraid to tinker a little and don’t expect to hit the bullseye first time, every time.ġ. Also, finding the right taping can take a bit of experimenting and tweaking to evolve how and what you tape. There is no right way to tape for any given problem. So what then is the point of telling you all this I hear you ask? If there is a point to my little tale it is this: Inner leg: This is applied as we recommend for all really tight muscles, with loads of stretch on the tissue and hardly any (paper off stretch or less) on the tape Tape has paper-off stretch, except for as it crosses the crease of the hip, where I’ve given it a decent stretch of around 75%. Two bits of tape one over front of hip and one on inner leg.įront of hip: I am using a bit of wide tape (can be done with 2 standard 5cm strips side-by-side). I’m not saying this is the taping solution for all hip flexor problems, but it is for mine.Ī quick explanation of what I have done in the pic: ![]() This weekend I taped as shown in the photo (please excuse the unavoidable crotch shot) and this one hit the spot, big time! I ran 4hrs of seriously up/down coast path and felt nothing more than the tiniest niggle. The Classic Quarter start line was looking decidedly shaky. These helped a little, but, and I will say this quietly, nothing was really making the sort of dramatic difference I have become used to seeing when I tape my patients. I’ve had my lateral line (outer leg) taped and a spiral ‘posture’ tape to help reduce hip internal rotation and inward knee drift. So, out of necessity, I have been getting a little experimental over the last few runs. I started with our standard ‘X marks the spot’ style symptom-reduction taping it helped a little, but my grumbly tendon grumbled on. So, naturally, I started taping myself to try to get some relief. I was still running, but more than an hour or uphill wasn’t much fun. It wasn’t a bad hurt, but enough of a niggle to put me getting to the start lines this summer in serious doubt. Basically, it hurt to put socks on, dip the clutch and run up hills. As much as I tried to ignore it, I had given myself a grumbly hip flexor tendon (Iliopsoas reactive tendonopathy, if you’re into long words). Gradually, I started to get some more persistent pain in the front of my hip. I’m not as young as I used to be, so getting down stairs the morning after running for over 2hrs ain’t always that pretty. KT Tape relaxes associated muscles, provides stability and support, and may increase circulation. After years of doing both, I should know better than to fall into the ‘too many miles, too soon’ trap, but who takes their own advice? Evidently not me, so, with 2 off-road ultras looming this summer, I started to whack some long runs in a few months back. I’m also a physio and certainly better at that than running. ![]() Additional treatment entails resting, icing, light stretching, and eventually balance and strength training.I’m a runner: not a good one, in fact ‘average’ would be being kind. Using KT Tape will help to increase circulation as well as send positive signals to the muscles affected. KT Tape can help relax and support the muscles that make up the hip flexor group so that the healing process can begin. The pain typically presents on the front of the hip and can radiate down the thigh and will become worse when attempting to move the leg forward or upward. Injury is typically caused by an acute (specific) injury during an explosive or forceful movement such as kicking, changing direction quickly, or breaking into a sprint. Lack of flexibility in the hip, core weakness, and acute trauma are all common causes of hip flexor injury. These muscles serve to flex the thigh and pull the knee upward. They are often referred to as a group by the term “iliopsoas muscles”. ![]() The hip flexor muscles consist of the psoas major and minor and the iliacus muscles. However uncommon it may be, when one suffers from a hip flexor injury or strain, it can be very painful. Hip flexor pain is a relatively uncommon injury to the front of the hip that is more predominant in younger adults and females. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |