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Acupressure taping the practice of acutaping for chronic pain and injuries

Main Author: Hecker, Hans-Ulrich.
Other Authors: Liebchen, Kay.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
German
Published: Rochester, Vt. : Healing Arts Press, c2007.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Acutaping > Popular works.
Chronic pain > Alternative treatment.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • pt. 1.
  • What is acutaping?
  • [1].
  • Acutaping : a new therapeutic method
  • The
  • foundation : kinesio-taping
  • [2].
  • What is the basis of acutaping?
  • The
  • influence of Chinese medicine
  • The
  • influence of acupuncture
  • The
  • influence of manual medicine and osteopathy
  • [3].
  • How does acutaping work?
  • Examples of acutaping therapy
  • [4].
  • Who can benefit from acutaping?
  • Various indications for the effective use of acutaping
  • Against what sort of pain is acutaping effective?
  • [5].
  • Acutaping in sports medicine
  • [6].
  • When not to use acutaping
  • Complex or structural disorders
  • Other factors pertaining to a disorder
  • When acutaping is not advised
  • [7].
  • Acutape : information and tips
  • Description of the acutape
  • Some practical tips
  • Acutape colors
  • What areas of the body can be treated?
  • Duration of therapy
  • How to prevent failure
  • [8]. A
  • sightseeing tour around the human body
  • Head, chest, abdominal, and pelvic regions
  • The
  • arms
  • The
  • legs
  • pt. 2.
  • How to use acutape
  • 1.
  • Finger and forearm extensor tape
  • 2.
  • Finger and forearm flexor tape
  • 3.
  • Thumb saddle joint tape
  • 4.
  • Elbow joint extensor tape
  • 5.
  • Elbow joint flexor tape
  • 6.
  • Pectoral muscle tape
  • 7.
  • Trapezius muscle tape
  • 8.
  • Levator scapula muscle tape
  • 9.
  • Rotator cuff muscle tape
  • 10.
  • Levator costarum (or scalenus) muscle tape
  • 11.
  • Rhomboid muscle tape
  • 12.
  • Cervical spine tape
  • 13.
  • Cervical spine lymph tape
  • 14.
  • Thoracic spine tape
  • 15.
  • Lumbar spine tape
  • 16.
  • Lumbar spine star tape
  • 17.
  • Sacroiliac joint tape
  • 18.
  • Abdominal muscle tape (rectus abdominus)
  • 19.
  • Abdominal muscle tape (Oblique muscles)
  • 20.
  • Pelvic bone muscle tape
  • 21.
  • Hip and loin flexor (Iliopsoac) muscle tape
  • 22.
  • Knee tape
  • 23.
  • Combination tape
  • 24.
  • Knee flexor tape
  • 25.
  • Achilles tendon and ankle joint tape
  • Appendix : ailments from A to Z
  • Afterword
  • Sources of acutape.

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