Clinical Taping Beyond Your EXPectations for the Sporting Lower Limb

DR. DIANA HOPPER PhD,, Med,, Grad Dip.Sports Physio,BAppSc ( Physio), FASMF

Two day workshop

Clinical musculoskeletal sports lower limb taping includes postural correction, unloading pelvis and spinal structures with muscle imbalance corrections and motor control strategies for athletes.

Taping is often under estimated as an effective adjunct in the management of musculoskeletal problems. This course examines the scientific evidence of taping, the clinical rationale and clinical reasoning strategies including assessment and reassessment. Sports lower limb clinical case histories will discuss the clinical application of taping when used for unloading musculoskeletal structures, muscle imbalances and motor control for lower limb dysfunctions.

Course learning objectives:

On successful completion of this course, the student will have:

• understood the scientific evidence of musculoskeletal taping
• understood the clinical reasoning strategies for the appropriate application of sports spinal musculoskeletal taping
• demonstrated clinical taping techniques related to sporting lower limb clinical presentations including: plantar fascitis, ankle, achilles tendiinopathy, 'shin splints', patellofemoral, patellar tendiinopathy, unloading muscle injuries (hamstrings, quadriceps and calf), knee ligaments, ACL, knee hyper-extension injuries
• discussed taping techniques related to sports case history scenarios