Integrated Neuromuscular Taping Therapy INMTT

I just would like to share to my fellow Physical Therapist the experienced we've had during our seminar here in Cebu with Mr. Valentin Dones, III. The seminar was hosted by Cebu Doctors' University Hospital, Rehabilitation Medicine Department last February 2009. It was a big success. A lot of PT's from Visayas and Mindanao attended the said seminar. Sir Val shared a lot of information and one of my favorite was the Taping technique.

The Integrated Neuromuscular Taping Therapy (INMTT) is designed to promote motion in the functional pain-free range. It uses tapes which are locally available. (The ones we've used are Leukoplast and transparent transpore) It has been proven in various case studies that it helps relieve pain and improve range of motion in patients with musculoskeletal syndrome. It relies on simple yet effective manual therapy techniques with use of tape to promote improvement. 

I even tried it when I had pain over my right shoulder few weeks ago and i asked my colleague to apply the tape on the painful area. The following day the pain was gone. Been suffering from that shoulder pain for 3 days already and with just one tape, the pain disappeared. We even tried it to one of our patients who had frozen shoulder with very limited range of motion. With the tape on, patient was able to do shoulder flexion without any pain and ROM was around 150 degrees. 

The tapes should be on for about 24 hours but in the event that the patient experiences itchiness, remove it right away.

A big thanks to Sir Val for imparting his knowledge on us. That way, we could be of help to our patients who are in great pain for that matter. And I do hope that PT's could also apply this amazing technique...

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