Kinesiology Taping

Enhance Results & Relieve Pain with Kinesiology Taping By Benny Vaughn, L.M.T., B.C.T.M.B., A.T.C., L.A.T., C.S.C.S. August 1, 2016 Sponsored by Performance Health Photo by Dave Shafer In massage therapy, a primary goal is to relieve pain and enhance muscle-tendon, fascia and joint function. The massage therapist accomplishes this mission by touching the skin and controlling these specific factors of massage application: skin surface contact area; amount of pressure applied on the skin; angle that pressure is applied; glide speed across the skin; duration of the touch; and location of the touch. The body’s response to massage therapy is a nervous system event. In the end, all our efforts of massage therapy are designed to elicit relief by introducing touch [...]