Medical Taping / PAV / Core Stability Training
Medical Taping
What is Medical Taping?
Medical Taping (kinesiotaping) is a form of taping, where kinesiotape is used to remedy and prevent physical problems. The elastic tape supports the muscular system, body’s own healing processes and influences the neurological and circular systems without restricting freedom of movement.
The rationale behind this is that muscles not only affect the body’s movements, but also, for example, influence blood circulation, the lymphatic system and body temperature.
If muscles are not working properly, it can therefore result in a variety of complaints and symptoms. The developers of the taping method found out that when dysfunctional muscles are supported with this special elastic tape, it stimulates the body’s self-healing ability. The therapists’ experience was that when elastic tape was applied during treatment, it had an impact on faster recovery from injury.
As the concept was further developed, it soon became apparent that the treatment techniques were so versatile that there were many areas of application besides muscle treatment. New techniques and additions followed in rapid succession. Thus, new treatment methods with kinesio tape emerged, such as “Medical Taping”, “Lymph Taping”, Meridian Taping” and “Cross Taping”. All these methods were then brought together in the Medical Taping Concept.
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By now, the Medical Taping Concept is known worldwide and is used by various types of professional practitioners within the healthcare sector.
The background idea of the Medical Taping Concept at a glance :
CureTape influences the body’s neurological and circular system and supports the body’s own healing process.
It works according to the principles of kinesiology.
It affects the fascial structures.
After all, the venous system, lymphatic system and also body temperature depend on a properly functioning muscular system.
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PAV
What is peripheral arterial arterial disease?
Peripheral arterial disease, also known as etal legs, involves a narrowing in the arteries leading to the leg muscles. At rest, the muscles can still be supplied with sufficient blood and thus oxygen, but on exertion there is a shortage. The muscles then demand more oxygen than the artery can allow through the narrowing. This leads to convulsive pain or numbness on exertion. This pain often occurs in the calves, but can also occur in the upper legs or glutes. After resting, the pain disappears. Patients try to mask the pain from others by, for example, standing still in front of a shop window. This gives the legs a rest and the pain recedes. This is why the condition is also known as etalage legs.
The narrowing in the arteries is caused by arteriosclerosis that is not limited to the arteries in the legs. Arteriosclerosis is a slow process of accumulation of platelets, blood cells and cholesterol in the vessel wall. This causes the vessel wall to become narrower and more rigid. Due to the gradual course of arteriosclerosis, most people do not suffer from it until later in life.
It is estimated that 3% of people over 55 suffer from this condition and 14% of people over 70. Factors that increase the risk of peripheral arterial disease and make the condition worse faster are smoking, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, lack of exercise, unhealthy diet, diabetes and obesity. Smoking is by far the biggest risk factor. More than 25% of the total risk can be attributed to smoking.
peripheral arterial vascular disease
Physiotherapy and exercise therapy for peripheral arterial disease has been reimbursed under the basic health insurance since 2017 (for a diagnosis of intermittent claudication, stage fontaine 2). A maximum of 37 treatments are reimbursed within a course of 12 consecutive calendar months. A referral from the GP or specialist is always needed to get physiotherapy or remedial therapy reimbursed.
Many health insurers apply a selective purchasing policy for supervised walking therapy and lifestyle guidance. The course is then reimbursed only if it is given by a Chronic CareNet therapist specialised in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease.
If a patient has completed a previous course of supervised walking therapy and lifestyle counselling, it depends on the insurance company whether and under what conditions a second course is reimbursed. For more information, please contact the patient’s health insurer.
Own risk
Physio/exercise therapy treatments are reimbursed from the basic insurance. This means that the treatments are deducted from the patient’s excess. If more treatments are needed than a patient would be entitled to, it is possible to use reimbursements from the supplementary insurance with some health insurers.
Core Stability Training
What is Core Stability Training?
Core Stability Training is training the trunk muscles for strength, coordination and stability. The exercise programme consists of three phases.
Phase 1: selective activation
Phase 2: combining learned contraction with other movements or postures.
Phase 3: exercises more functionally oriented towards sports or work situations
What exactly is stability?
Joint stability depends on three pillars:
1) the muscles
2) the bones, ligaments and joint capsules
3) the nervous system (control mechanisms of the muscles).
Core Stability is the extent to which these three systems can work together,so that they can transfer forces in a safe and efficient way. When this is well developed, there is good stability. However, when this is insufficiently developed, it can eventually lead to injuries. Moreover, good stability ensures that a higher yield can be obtained from other muscle groups.
Purpose of core exercises
The ultimate goal of core training is to use the muscles of the trunk as effectively as possible, so that the position of the spine can be controlled during various strength efforts. In fact, you are able to take “hits” which do not affect your body’s stability.
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