Kinesiotaping Certification

[freshchineselumpia]

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What are your thoughts on Kinesiotaping certification (CKTP)? Is it worth the money?

 

[jblil]

Well, what do you think? I assume you have a DPT and know how to review and assess medical literature.

 

[jesspt]

I was told there would be no critical thinking after PT school graduation.

 

[InNoApparentDistress]

What are your thoughts on Kinesiotaping certification (CKTP)? Is it worth the money?

I've only met a few PTs who went deep into the taping world, and they made all kinds of wild claims about what it can do which struck me as far fetched. As I recall they weren't well supported in the literature. Can it provide some background postural cueing, and some non-nociceptive stimulus? Sure. But I don't think you need a certification to do that. Can you change muscle activation depending on the direction you apply the tape (origin to insertion, or insertion to origin)? I doubt it.

There is probably more useful information to learn regarding skillful application of athletic tape or McConnell tape, and these are things that can provide better mechanical support for people who are in need of it. And there are probably some good books out there that speak to this, so you just need to buy some tape, play around on yourself and with friends. No need to travel to some weekend seminar, pay a bunch of money, and get some more meaningless letters after your name.

 

[NewTestament]

It's ironic because I was just reading a systematic review in BJSM about sub-acrominal impingement syndrome (SAPS) that reviewed the various interventions. Exercise had the most support, and therapeutic taping (or Kinesio taping) had no effect compared to placebo. I've also seen articles that say that taping has no effect on lumbar or thoracic pain. It's one more tool, but there are better tools to master (exercise, manual therapy, patient education, etc.). I definitely would not spend a thousand dollars to take one of these courses. You're better off going to a Mulligan, Maitland, or Chad Cook course.