Restorative effect of calf taping
While calf taping can help prevent sports-related injuries, unfortunately, injuries still occur. When they do, sports tape may be the effective remedy you need.
Using traditional exercise tape to limit the range of motion of certain muscles and joints can help the body heal faster than unrestricted movement.
It can also be used as a splint for sprained joints, which also helps wounds heal faster.
By compressing the muscles, traditional exercise tape can help reduce swelling, which can reduce pain and prevent further injury.
calf taping is used for the same reasons, but in a different way.
By helping increase blood flow to the injured area, sports tape can reduce swelling, which can reduce pain.
The elasticity of the calf taping can also provide support for the affected muscles.
It naturally returns to its original position, which relieves some of the workload of the athlete’s muscles.
When the athlete has recovered enough to resume their sport or activity, the tape can help support the previously affected area from re-injury and avoid any pain.
calf taping can also help correct any form of problem that may be caused by an injury or pre-existing condition.
Coaches can profile runners and apply tape where they are best suited for their injury, helping to repair their form and prevent further injury.
Exercise Bands May Relieve Chronic Problems
Although calf taping is often associated with fitness and athletes, it can also be used to help treat certain chronic pain problems that people may suffer.
Sports tape, especially elastic therapeutic tape, has been used to relieve discomfort from chronic pain.
Rather than resorting to surgery or painkillers, sports tape is known to relieve some of the pain caused by this common condition in over 100 million Americans.
Using calf taping on the back and neck can also be used to relieve headaches and migraines.
By helping to improve a person’s posture and making blood flow in the neck and back easier, exercise tape wearers reported a reduction in the frequency of headaches and a reduction in the severity of migraines.
It can also be used to help treat other conditions like carpal tunnel and tendonitis, showing that you don’t have to be an athlete to understand the importance, usefulness and function of sports tape.
Tips for using calf taping
Athletes and ordinary people alike use and benefit from calf taping. A simple visit to one of our six physical therapy sites may help improve your quality of life.
Whether you have a sports injury, need help with sports preparation, or are looking for help with a chronic problem, IMPACT Physical Therapy can help you with our broad range of physical therapy specialties.
Please feel free to contact us for a screening or consultation and our highly trained professionals will be more than happy to help you on your journey to a better life.
