Kinesio Tape Plantar Fasciitis Treatment

About treatment of plantar fasciitis using kinesio tapes.

1. The diagnosis is: very often high arches and the first 2 - 3 steps after rest cause severe pain. If plantar fasciitis is chronic, other changes may occur: shortened calf because of walking on the ball of the foot.

2. Cortisone will only give short term relief - the mechanical effect remains. Surgery is not advised.
Taping will support the arch.

3. So the treatment is a combination of taping technique plus a specific exercise program.

4. Therapist will apply a stripping high force friction massage along the longitudinal arch from the upper joint to the middlefoot. The patient should be warned of the severe pain this massage will cause.

Also the patient must perform at home "auto-massage" and to use the "frozen bottle" massage.

5. Above treatment may continue twice daily for up to 3 weeks.


Patients hate the treatment but love the results.

Kinesio Taping

KinesioTaping relieves the joint and muscle pain.
This mehod improves muscle function, reduces inflammation, improves blood circulation.

Kinesio taping usually is done by a number of massagetherapist, doctors athletic- trainers, occupational therapists.

Kinesio taping is used by 1/2 of the NFL teams, 2/3 of the baseball teams, world-class athletes like Lance Armstrong and Karri Walsh.

Safe and also affordable, Kinesio taping is a rehabilitative method based on the human body ’s own natural healing processes.

The four major functions of Kinesio taping are:

1. Supports Muscles.

2. Removes congestion.

3. Correct the joint problems.

4. Activate body’s endogenous analgesic systems.


Kinesio tape is water resistant and it is designed to work for up to five days.

The Kinesio-taping technique was expanded to solve many problems like chronic swelling, tight muscles, lymph edema, carpal tunnel syndrome, postural alignment, constipation, sinusitis, weak muscles, TMJ-D, back pain, eye strain, stiff neck, head ache, plantar fasciitis, sciatica, etc.

Kinesio Taping also may be an effective treatment for joint dysfunction, muscle disorders, lymphedema, neurological conditions.

Kinesio taping extends the affects of massage for up to five days. It’s like having a massage therapist home!

Kinesiology Tape

Kinesi tape is a sort of special medical tape. Actually it is called kinesio tape and is a special elastic tape with no latex, designed to support muscles while offering an hudge range of motion. It is used mostly by sportsmen. The example is Kerry Walsh - beach volleyball. She is in Beijing for Olympiad. Look at her shoulder.



Kerry Walsh had shouldersurgery and removed bone chips and scar tissue.

The k-tape, and kinesiology taping method helped her to stabilize the shoulder during the matches and helps in circulation.

Kinesio Tape: There are some different school of k-taping.
It uses just a few strips of special elastic cotton tape.

So Called 'Kinesio taping', originates from Japan about 30y ago.
There are developed Kinesio taping procedures for all the sorts of muscle and also joint problems. The tape has to be left on body for several days.

Kinesilogy taping can be used for example for back pain in lower area.
It includess two vertical strips on both sidesof the spine and 1 horizontal strip.

Specialists say that Kinesio taping "corrects muscle function, improves circulation of blood and lymph, repositions the joint and relieves pain."