OVERVIEW

Kinesio Taping Assessments, Fundamental Concepts and Techniques (Formerly KT1/2) is organized by Rehab Education and will be held from Feb 09 - 10, 2019 at West Orange, New Jersey, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Certified Athletic Trainers, Licensed Massage Therapists, Doctors of Chiropractic.

CE Credits:
Physical Therapy Board of California: The Physical Therapy Board of California recognizes Rehab Education, LLC as an approval agency to approve providers offering continuing competency courses for CA licensed PTs and PTAs. This course is approved for 16 contact hours.

Physical Therapy Association of Georgia: This course has been approved by the Physical Therapy Association of Georgia for 16 Continuing Competency Hours (CCHs) (Course must be taken between 03-10-2018 and 03-10-2019)

New Jersey State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners: This course has been approved by the New Jersey State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 16 continuing education credits, Approval #1709-61. (Course must be taken between 02-1-2018 and 01-31-2020)

NJ Board of Chiropractic Examiners: This course is approved by the NJ Board of Chiropractic Examiners for 16 contact hours. Approval #1705-35. (Course must be taken between 09-1-2017 and 08-31-2019)

NY State Physical Therapy Board: Rehab Education, LLC is recognized as an approved provider of PT and PTA continuing education by the NY State Education Department Board of Physical Therapy. (Course must be taken prior to 05-10-2019)

Ohio Physical Therapy Association: This course has been approved by the Ohio PT Association for 16 contact hours. Approval #18S7898. (Course must be taken between 09-24-2018 and 09-24-2019)

PA State Board of Physical Therapy: This course has been approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy for 16 contact hours. Approval #PTCE011035. (Course must be taken between 02-6-2017 and 12-31-2018)

Virginia Physical Therapy Association: This course has been approved by the Virginia PT Association for 16 contact hours. Approval #CEUL017516. (Course must be taken between 04-21-2018 and 07-21-2019)

This 2-day course designed to introduce participants to the science, assessment and application techniques of the Kinesio Taping Method. Lecture Tutorials of the history, science and theory of stimulus transmission through the skin and resulting therapeutic benefit across efferent and afferent systems is reviewed. Corrections for Epidermis, Dermis, Fascia, Space, and Muscle in case study format are presented. Lecture and demonstration by the instructor, then participants perform the Manual Assessments and Movement Assessments. Discussion of the assessment flow charts to determine the correct applications and general progression of treatment clinically.

Course Objectives:
At the completion of the two-day program participants will be able to:
• List 3 unique qualities of Kinesio Tex Tape.
• List 3 different physiological systems affected by Kinesio Tex Tape.
• List 3 contraindications and 3 precautions of using Kinesio Tex Tape.
• List best use for each type of Kinesio Tex Tape.
• Describe and demonstrate cutting different Kinesio Taping application tape shapes: I Strip, Y Strip, Web Cut, X Cut, etc.
• Describe one situation where it would be appropriate to use each different tape cut.
• Demonstrate one of the three methods of safely removing Kinesio Tex Tape from skin.
• Demonstrate appropriate use of Manual Direction Tests for tissue and muscle.
• Demonstrate use of Kinesio Screening Assessments to identify target tissue for treatment.
• Demonstrate proper application of Kinesio Epidermis, Dermis and Fascia Taping technique.
• Demonstrate proper application of corrective techniques: Fascia, Mechanical, Space, Functional, Lymphatic, Tendon, Ligament, and Muscle Correction.
• Describe difference between an underactive and overactive muscle correction application.
• Identify appropriate tension range for each corrective technique.
• Describe difference between ligament correction and tendon correction.
• List a condition that the Functional Correction would be used for.
• Describe the difference between “long and short oscillation” and “side to side oscillation” used in the Fascial Correction application.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.