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Kinesio Taping for Hypermobility Part 1 2 days ago | By MeekaC (@meekaclayton)Comment receiving replies
The KT resource shared is excellent and helpful! I have also relied heavily on kinesiotaping (KT), especially for my back and hips. I still recall how amazing it felt the first time my PT used KT on my back (for a brief moment I thought I found a solution to my pain, but this was before I knew I was HSD). My PT demonstrated the technique and my spouse still helps apply it for me. I am sensitive to the adhesive (as so many of us are), but I still use it when I am having a particularly bad flare-up. I usually leave it one for 3 -5 days then peel it off carefully after a shower, while still in the hot steam. I’d love to know if anyone has recommendations for the taping the psoas and/or reducing irritation from using the tape!
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My daughter is allergic to adhesives that contain pine tar (also known as colophany and rosin). It is also common in cosmetics and wood glue. She cannot use KT brand tape, but has not had any problems with the Rock Tape brand. She even uses the extra sticky, because it stays better than the regular or sensitive.
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I do the same, with leaving it on for 3-5 days, and then soaking it in the shower to try to get it off.
The only other thing thing I found to get the adhesive off (after the tape is gone) is to use mineral oil on a cotton swab and put it on the sticky parts still stuck to my skin. I got the idea because it’s on the ingredients list in eye makeup remover, but that might be hard to do on your back.
I also found that different tapes are different to remove… I’ve found Rock Tape the easiest to come off (yet somehow it stays secure). I tried KT brand tape, Kinesio brand, then Rock tape, and the Rock tape was kindest to my skin, but everyone’s different.
I was the person who posted about the Body Braid, and depending on what kind of back pain you have, it might be worth a try? I saw a PT at Johns Hopkins with their POTS Clinic (so they also see many patients with hypermobility) and they had one I could try, and it felt amazing, very similar to how I feel with k-tape, but for my back and core.
They’re ridiculously expensive, but there’s a 90-day return policy, which is why I decided to try it at home. The great part is it’s not tape, so no irritation! I’m still tinkering with it though.