Taping Technique Made Popular
by Olympics, NFL, Tour de France, and NCAA Athletes
NORWALK, CT - April 15, 2009 –
Dr. Thomas French, DC, a local Norwalk chiropractor, has become certified in the Kinesio Taping Method, a technique that offers
his patients and athletes relief and support while still allowing for a full range of muscular motion. The taping technique
was first used in the 1970’s, but has recently emerged in the sports medicine arena due to its use by the gold medal
winning U.S. Olympic Volleyball team and other visible athletes in the NFL, Tour de France and NCAA.
“As a chiropractor I can make adjustments on patients to provide relief to the spine and some
of the peripheral joints, but I didn’t have the proper tools or methods for shoulder injuries, knee pain, tennis elbow
and other muscular issues,” said Dr. French. “The Kinesio Taping Method has shown significant results in those
difficult to treat areas, and patients are feeling the difference. The proof is evident in the results.”
The Kinesio Taping Method involves taping over and around the muscles in order to assist and give support
or to prevent over-contraction. One of its many uses is to support an area while maintaining the muscle full range of motion.
By using this technique, all typical physical activities that would usually be painful are now possible. It can also be used
in unison with other techniques such as massage therapy, electrical stimulation, chiropractic manipulations, and more.
Dr. French continued, “One of my recent cases has been a young woman who had
‘clicking’ and pain in her shoulder for close to a year after a skiing accident. Nothing else was working the
way we wanted, so we started implementing the Kinesio Taping Method. After several weeks, the ‘clicking’ had ceased,
her rotator cuff muscle action had improved, and the pain subsided.”
Dr.
French is a Norwalk, Connecticut resident and has been practicing in the area for the past 7 years. He is a graduate of the
National University of Health Sciences in Lombard, Illinois. Dr. French specializes in relieving pain related to the musculoskeletal
system and has advanced training in golf, running injuries and sports related biomechanics. For more information about Kinesio-Tape
or other sports injury treatments, please visit: www.french-chiropractic.com or call 203-838-9795.
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