K-Taping

Birgit Kumbrink, founder and medical director of the international K-Taping Academy, based in Dortmund, Germany, has been a K-Taping instructor for many years and is one of the most experienced users and teachers of the treatment method internationally. Birgit Kumbrink has written many articles about K-Taping for the medical press and has appeared on various medical programs on German radio and television. She has developed the fledgling elastic tape therapy from Asia into the K-Taping therapy that has now become established in Germany and other countries throughout Europe. A therapy that over the last 15 years has gained recognition as a meaningful and effective treatment in physiotherapy, medical applications and sports medicine. Birgit Kumbrink is responsible for the inclusion of K-Taping in many aftercare concepts, such as after breast cancer operations. She has also been the driving force behind the development of K-Taping techniques and applications and leads national and international studies in cooperation with clinics and therapist associations.

1 The K-Taping Method.- 2 The Four Application Techniques.- 3 Muscle Applications.- 4 Ligament Applications.- 5 Corrective Applications.- 6 Applications for Specific Indications.- 7 Lymphatic Applications.- 8 Neurological Applications.- 9 Gynecological Applications.

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"... Die theoretischen Anteile sind auf den Punkt gebracht und fachlich adäquat beschrieben, so dass der Leser ein professionelles Hintergrundwissen für die praktischen Anteile der jeweiligen Tapevarianten bekommt. Die praktischen Vorgehensweisen werden gut erklärt und die zahlreichen Farbabbildungen zeigen die diversen Applikationstechniken so anschaulich, das für den Leser und Praktiker die Anwendung am Patienten gut nachvollziehbar ist ..." (in: akademie-fuer-handrehabilitation.de, 16. September 2014)