ProActive Training: Sports Taping and Strapping

Program Overview

This one-day workshop imparts essential sports taping techniques for managing sports injuries, opening up employment opportunities in private practice. The program covers a wide range of applications, including plantar fascia, ankle, tendons, knee, spine, shoulder, elbow, and hand taping. Attendees receive a certificate and a valuable technique DVD for ongoing learning.

Program Outline

Outline:

This one day workshop covers all of the key techniques associated with sports taping. These are essential skills for any therapist looking to play an active role in the management of sports injuries. The skills gained will help with employment opportunities in private practice. There are also techniques taught that will help to re-educate poor posture and the problems that are associated with it. All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance and a technique DVD, which is an invaluable learning tool to refer back to once the course is complete. Over the course of the day, we will cover the following:

• Plantar fascia
• Lateral ankle
• Achilles tendon
• Calf muscle
• MCL
• Patella tendon
• Patella instability
• Patella maltracking
• Lumbar spine unloading
• Lumbar spine fixation
• Shoulder retraction
• Shoulder unloading
• Elbow hyperextension
• ‘Tennis elbow’
• Wrist
• Thumb
• Fingers

Careers:

The skills gained will help with employment opportunities in private practice.

Other:

All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance and a technique DVD, which is an invaluable learning tool to refer back to once the course is complete.

Fees and funding This one day workshop covers all of the key techniques associated with sports taping. These are essential skills for any therapist looking to play an active role in the management of sports injuries. The skills gained will help with employment opportunities in private practice.There are also techniques taught that will help to re-educate poor posture and the problems that are associated with it.All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance and a technique DVD, which is an invaluable learning tool to refer back to once the course is complete.Over the course of the day, we will cover the following:Plantar fasciaLateral ankleAchilles tendonCalf muscleMCLPatella tendonPatella instabilityPatella maltrackingLumbar spine unloadingLumbar spine fixationShoulder retractionShoulder unloadingElbow hyperextension‘Tennis elbow’WristThumbFingers. The course price is £80.