Dr Kenzo Kase: My magic tape can aid injured muscles | My bright idea

What pink or tasteful beige tape, Kinesio provides pain relief for sports stars. And it works in dogs, says Dr. Kenzo Kase Japanese chiropractor

was hard to take your eyes of the American beach volleyball player Kerri "six feet of Sunshine" Walsh in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The reason, beyond swimwear, barely there, the strange criss-cross strap on the right shoulder surgery to protect your cap as she got up and nailed blocked their way to a second gold medal. It turned out to be the same band that had appeared, this time in bright pink, down from the back of David Beckham by exchanging shirts after a match of Real Madrid last year. Cyclist Lance Armstrong was so impressed that he hired his "magical powers" in his book

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is everywhere: in the Spurs left-back Gareth Bale in beige with taste on the back of Serena Williams at Wimbledon and the lead singer of Linkin Park patch, Chester Bennington, during the concerts. Beyond the big-name endorsements, studies suggest that it is providing protection for the muscles and joints hurt - at least in the short term: a study of 42 people with shoulder problems in 2008 reported Kinesio Taping ® that provides immediate pain relief. It has recently become available for pre-cut strips into boots.

However, this treatment "new" miracle is actually more than 30 years of age. In this case, its inventor, the self-proclaimed "Crazy Like a Fox" Japanese chiropractor Dr. Kenzo Kase, explains the secret of slow-burning success.

How Kinesio Tape

am a chiropractor and we can not use drugs or surgery, while I was looking for a natural way to relieve pain. Their pain sensors are located between the epidermis and dermis, the first and second layers of the skin, so I thought that if I apply the tape to the pain slightly lift the skin and make a space between the two layers. This tour allows blood to flow more easily into the injured area. But you can use the band in many ways, depending on the width and the amount of stretch.

why it took so long to make progress?

started in Japan with sumo wrestlers. Their activity is so strong and heavy to be injured in many areas - the knee, hamstring, ankle, shoulder, spine. I also believe that, in Japan, we are very open to alternative treatments, be it shiatsu massage, acupuncture or herbal medicine, many people associate natural remedies with traditional and modern medicine. Europeans and Americans may have been slower to come to the idea.

humans not only to meet the band, however, is

In 1987, my dog, a Chihuahua, was attacked by a dog much larger. It was really horrible, but I put the CD and after three or four days, began to blow again. We also used the band Dachshunds. Growing up, the abdominal muscles are weak because they have a long body and spreads very easily spine. Can I use the tape to reconstruct the abdominal area and ensure that no arm's length.

You can even try a flamingo. Have you used the pink ribbon

not sure - it was a physiotherapist at the Detroit Zoo - but I think it contributed to knee problems. The only animal that does not help is a cockroach. The tape is waterproof, so you might even run into the fish.

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