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I partially tore ligaments in my ankle and have been taping it ever since I've been recovered because I still fill like its weak and I'm very cautious. That is one thing I don't like about regular tape, it doesn't stretch. I mean yes it's good for stability but I feel like my ankle is never going to regain strength if I constantly have it taped and constricted. The way the KT tape supports but still stretches is what I like.
ShoWStoppeR I could be wrong but I thought therapists had to get specially trained in KT application? Anytime you are displacing muscles or trying to support a tendon, you should really get professional application or at least have someone walk you through it. My youngest is a diver and uses it for her back because she hurt it doing fulls off the board, I don't apply it though, I have her pedi ortho do it and the pro stays on for quite a while!
ShoWStoppeR I could be wrong but I thought therapists had to get specially trained in KT application? Anytime you are displacing muscles or trying to support a tendon, you should really get professional application or at least have someone walk you through it. My youngest is a diver and uses it for her back because she hurt it doing fulls off the board, I don't apply it though, I have her pedi ortho do it and the pro stays on for quite a while!
This. Warning this may sound snarky but this is a pet peeve of mine.The number of girls I see using kt tape in team colours to strap their wrists… and then they wonder why I don't take their "injuries" seriously.
Brilliant! My real pet peeve are drama queens. I just don't do drama, especially from "athletes." If its a legit injury, no worries. That happens, treat it correctly under doctors care and get back in the game. If its just drama...I've apparently been like this too long as my 12 y/o princess was venting in the car about a drama queen and said, "OMG! Just rub some dirt on it and suck it up! We have practice!"12stepCheermom preach momma! Agreed. I see more injuries with my lower level teams than higher levels. I think a lot has to do with the mentality that injuries make you seem more "hardcore". I finally told one team where half were claiming injuries to get out of various elements (can't tumble, can't base, but I can fly!) that I would be forced to run conditioning for most of their practice. If there were that many getting hurt from low level cheer, then clearly their bodies were not up to the stresses of what I was asking them to do, and it would be unprofessional for me as a coach to let them continue at the risk of further injury… miracles happen and we were back at almost full team participation next practice ;)
If I could shimmy this a thousand times I would.This. Warning this may sound snarky but this is a pet peeve of mine.
Maybe it's just me, but I see a whole sub group of kids that seem to believe if you're taped up, braced up or otherwise that apparently makes you a more fierce athlete. Huh? I don't get this whole mentality.
I'm not talking about the kid with a legit injury that wears their brace etc for the necessary time while going to rehab and then you never see it again, I'm talking about the ones that tape or brace things for every single practice...for years. You know who these people are. Or the parents that bring a bag of braces and every little tweak requires a new support...for at least half the season..., per Dr. Mom.
Number one, if you walk out on the floor with two wrists taped, an ankle brace and KT tape on your knee, I don't say "wow! That kid must be amazing!" I wait for (what I'm assuming) will be a train wreck in running tumbling, and number two.., if you're doing it to get attention.,
You're getting the wrong kind.
Wouldn't you rather get attention for being a great athlete than the one that always appears "injured?" Who wants to look like the weak link season after season?
And three? If you are hurting that much all the time, you should call a physician, get an athletic trainer or find a new program that knows how to teach correct technique. Because if it hurts all the time, you need to start back over at the beginning with the right technique before you end up with major issues.
I don't know about anyone else but ill admit I'm judgmental. I expect to see a brace here and there... That's normal. But when half a team comes out braced up and taped up.... That's when I start judging the quality of coaching in that gym. Fair or not, that reflects on the people teaching them and I'm not sending my kids to a place that looks like a recruiting center for orthopedic care.