K-Taping in Pediatrics (eBook)

Basics Techniques Indications

Birgit Kumbrink (Autor)

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2015 | 1st ed. 2016
VIII, 148 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-662-46585-1 (ISBN)

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Already integrated successfully in competitive sports, medical treatment and rehabilitation programs, K-Taping therapy offers physical, occupational and speech therapists a wide range of options for the treatment of infants, small children and younger patients. K-Taping can now be integrated into pediatric physiotherapy and speech therapy, aiding in the treatment of a range of conditions including postural defects, deformities of the feet and dysphagia.

 About the content

K-Taping in theory

-          The properties, function and mode of action of elastic K-Tape

-          The effects of K-Tape therapy

-          The fundamentals of K-Tape application

-          Contraindications

 

K-Taping in practice

-          The four major application techniques (muscle, ligament, correction and lymph applications) including common indications in children, and practical examples

-          The appropriate technique for more than 50 medical indications

-          Step by step guidance with photo series, practical tips and alternative applications

 

About the author

Birgit Kumbrink, founder and medical director of the international K-Taping Academy, Dortmund, Germany and one of the most experienced users and teachers of the treatment method internationally.

 

The course companion and practical manual - for therapists, midwives and pediatricians

Birgit Kumbrink, founder and medical director of the international K-Taping Academy, based in Dortmund, Germany, has been a K-Taping instructor for many years and is one of the most experienced users and teachers of the treatment method internationally. Birgit Kumbrink has written many articles about K-Taping for the medical press and has appeared on various medical programs on German radio and television. She has developed the fledgling elastic tape therapy from Asia into the K-Taping therapy that has now become established in Germany and other countries throughout Europe. A therapy that over the last 15 years has gained recognition as a meaningful and effective treatment in physiotherapy, medical applications and sports medicine. Birgit Kumbrink is responsible for the inclusion of K-Taping in many aftercare concepts, such as after breast cancer operations. She has also been the driving force behind the development of K-Taping techniques and applications and leads national and international studies in cooperation with clinics and therapist associations.

Inhalt

1. The K-Taping Method.- 2. The Four Application Techniques.- 3. Tape applications for specific indications.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.11.2015
• Zusatzinfo: VIII, 148 p.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Orthopädie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Sportmedizin
• Schlagworte: Neurology • Paediatrics • Pain Therapy • physiotherapy • Rehabilitation
• ISBN-10: 3-662-46585-X / 366246585X
• ISBN-13: 978-3-662-46585-1 / 9783662465851