Kinesio Taping® Foundations Course

Kinesio Taping® Method

Kinesio Tape and the Kinesio Taping® Method were the brainchild of Dr. Kase’s belief that he could create a device that could help his patients find pain relief, heal the body naturally and in turn give them a better quality of life.

In the mid-1970s, Dr. Kenzo Kase® was already a well-known practitioner licensed in chiropractic and acupuncture in the US and Japan.

He had become familiar with a cryotherapy treatment for arthritis that utilized tape to adjust joint distortion. In Western medicine the presumption had been that once a joint is in a certain shape that cannot be changed. He was intrigued by the possibilities that this treatment could remediate the distortion.

To develop such a modality, he ordered supplies of the different athletic tapes that were available at that time. None of them gave him the results he was looking for. By trial and error, he realized that the source of the complaint was actually in the muscle, not in the joint or in the bone. To stabilize the joint he saw that it was more effective to tape around the muscle to achieve joint correction. The tapes that he was able to obtain were rigid, designed to immobilize the joint.

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In cases of injury or overuse, the muscle loses its elasticity. Dr. Kase needed to develop an adhesive tape that would have the same texture and elasticity as healthy human muscle but also stay on the skin where it was applied.

It needed to be flexible and not limit range of motion while also breathable and water resistant since humans sweat. This was in response to limitations he encountered working with rigid sports taping methods on his own patients.

Using his knowledge in natural healing modalities, seven years of research and development, two of which on researching relating to elasticity, adhesives and breathability, he developed the original Kinesio Tape®, which we call Kinesio® Tex Classic. Dr. Kase coined the unique name “Kinesio” in reference to the body movement of kinesiology and kinesthesis.

The Kinesio Taping Method® was designed to facilitate the body’s natural healing process while allowing support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting the body’s range of motion. It is used to successfully treat a variety of orthopedic, neuromuscular, neurological and medical conditions. Both Kinesio® Tex Tape and the training protocol have shown results that would have been unheard of using older methods and materials.

Kinesio University® continues to work closely with Kinesio® partners, instructors and medical practitioners throughout the world as well as with Kinesio Taping® Association International (KTAI) and its members. Kinesio® and KTAI continue to maintain Dr. Kase’s high standards of care and to track new and increasingly effective uses for the taping method.

Course Structure

Day 1: Kinesio Taping® Fundamental Concepts, Assessment, and Corrective Techniques

Content:

• Introduction to fundamental concepts, assessment, and application techniques of Kinesio Taping®.

• Presentation of scientific data, the history of the method, and the theory of sensory transmission through the skin.

• Introductory techniques: Epidermis Correction, Dermis Correction, Fascia Correction, Space Correction, and Muscle Correction.

• Case studies and hands-on practice by participants.

• Discussion on the presented techniques.

Day 2: Kinesio Taping® Fundamental Concepts, Assessment, and Corrective Techniques (continued)

Content:

• Correction techniques for:

  • Ligaments and tendons.

  • Mechanical and functional corrections.

  • Circulatory and lymphatic system corrections.

• Presentation of case studies and analysis of assessment charts.

• Identifying appropriate applications and discussing therapy progression.

Day 3: Kinesio Taping® Clinical Reasoning and Advanced Techniques

Content:

• Advanced techniques for:

  • Acute and chronic pain management.

  • Management of chronic edema and fascial restrictions.

  • Nervous tissue and scar treatment.

• Practical application: Guided techniques based on assessment charts for clinical decision-making.

• Discussion of case studies for therapeutic program design.

• Group work on case studies under the instructor’s guidance.

• Conclusions and participant Q&A session.

Certification

Upon course completion, participants are eligible to take the online certification exam for the Kinesio Taping® method.

• The exam is free for 90 days; after this period, a $99 fee applies.

• Successful candidates receive certification as Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioners (CKTP).

• Certified professionals must maintain an annual membership with the Kinesio Taping® Association International (KTAI).

Eligibility

This course is open to physiotherapists and other healthcare and rehabilitation professionals.

Participants Receive:

✔ Manual of Basic Concepts and Corrective Techniques – Advanced techniques manual in digital format.

✔ Kinesio® Tex Classic & Kinesio® Tex Gold FP tapes.

✔ Access codes to the KTAI Video Database for 60 days.

PT, MT, CKTI

Konstantinos Diamantopoulos

Alexandros Kastrinis

PhD c., MSc, PT, CKTΙ

Certified KINESIO UNIVERSITY® Instructors