Kinesio Tape, The Magic Plaster For Athletes

Soccercorner.org - Curious with colorful plaster affixed to the body of a football player? maybe some people think that it is a kind of patches in general. And there is also a thought that it was just as decoration. but did you know that it is not a patch or plaster ornaments affixed. The plaster is Kinesio tape, plaster magic that has many benefits.

Plaster Kinesio not only worn by football athletes, but also used by athletes to other sports. Actually what is Kinesio tape?

Kinesiology Tape is a tape that was created by Dr. Kenzo Kase, DC in 1973 in Japan. Each application is applied has a purpose or a specific function.

Function of Kinesio tape, among others:

1. Correcting muscle function by strengthening muscles weaken,
2. Improve blood and lymph circulation by removing tissue fluid or bleeding under the skin by moving a muscle,
3. Decrease pain through nerve compression,
4. Repositioning subluxation of the joint by removing the abnormal muscle tension, helping to restore the function of the muscle and fascia,
5. Improving proprioceptive stimulation through increased to mekanoreceptor skin.

Kinesiology tape has been continuously modified since its manufacture. It aims to replicate the quality of human skin. Kinesiology tape is designed to be able to spread extends in 55-60% of long breaks or normal. Kinesiology tape is applied to the substrate paper with about 25% of the average of the rolls. Kinesiology tape can be effectively used for 3 days before the elastic polymer is reduced. Thickness of kinesiology tape is approximately equal to the epidermis of the skin. It is intended to limit the weight and avoid the perception of sensory stimuli when applied. After about 10 minutes, the person who applied kinesiology tape generally will not feel that kinesiology tape stick to their skin because of kinesiology tape is composed of an elastic polymer strand is wrapped by the cotton fibers fibers. With a percentage of 100% to allow the evaporation of body moisture and allow it to dry quickly.

Kinesiology Tape nature that can stretch will provide a gentle sensory stimulation for various types of sensory receptors in the skin during the movement. And this will enable spinal inhibitory system through stimulation of touch receptors and activate descending inhibitory system to decrease pain through the Gate Control Theory. This theory states that touch and proprioceptive peripheral nerve fibers (beta) to quickly perform and they transmit information to the substantia gelatinous (SG) and other spinal cord neurons.

SG neurons will inhibit the transmission of pain nerves both input and proprioceptif to spinothalamic tract neurons and spinoreticulothalamic transmission. Therefore, pain control can be affected by other sensory inputs. A new theory of pain, Neuromatrix theory, also stated that the pain is a result of nerve tissue broader than just the small afferent. Due to the wider network there are many pathways that contribute to the "pain response". And there are two modes of perception of pain: sensory experience is more acute (small afferent regulated by afferent greater) and prolonged pain produced by nerve matrix (of many centers). Kinesiology tape can affect both types of sensory input and potentiate the effect of global physiological so as to reduce the pain.