NeuroMuscular Taping Editorial

Several textbooks have been written on the applications of NeuroMuscular Taping and its particular methodology and are used to provide a series of reference points and guidance in support of vocational professional training. The texts are written as an educational support and are not intended to be replaced by training provided in special NMT training courses. Reducing the entire training procedure to read-only literature is reductive and will not guarantee any learning process. Consequently NMT methodology and therapeutic KNOW HOW is passed on in face to face teaching modules to ensure correct treatment manual skills and creating good treatment practice.

NMT Professional training is a purely hands on activity and is not independent from face to face didactic learning experiences. The NMT Institute can only guarantee good practice by attending our training courses.

NEUROMUSCULAR TAPING

The history of bandages with therapeutic purposes dates back to the times of the Greeks and Romans with the well-known song of the Iliad where Achilles bandages the arm and the wounds of Patroclus. It is defined as bandaging or bandaging an application of bends or bands over a traumatized area to limit the damage and encourage eventual healing.

In the last thirty years, various techniques of elastic and stretchy bandage such as Kinesiology tape have been developed in different parts of the world, but the origin of these methods always remains the compression of the various parts of the body. The new techniques of taping date back to the Seventies, i.e. the application of a elastic adhesive tape with different tension levels that always provided a compressive stimulus capable of providing external assistance to the muscles and found Application especially in sports environment for pain relief.

From 2003 David Blow, Australian acupuncture specialist, developed the NeuroMuscular Taping concept of decompression taping technique with particular characteristics that differentiates it from other types of taping and bandages. This new method of taping application enhancing different clinical reasoning are the basis of this innovative rehabilitation technique. Used for reducing pain relief, sports injuries, muscle tension and improving athletic performance, rehabilitation and overall physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy results.

The methodology of NeuroMuscular Taping (NMTConcept) is a biomechanical therapy that uses decompression and compression stimuli to obtain beneficial effects on musculoskeletal, vascular, lymphatic and neurological systems, with clinical and Rehabilitation. With the application of tapes are formed skin replication during body movement facilitating lymphatic drainage, promote blood vascularity, reduce pain, improve the Range of Muscoloarticolare movement and posture.

Focusing his attention on several clinical pictures (from acute, postacute and functional) during the different stages of rehabilitation, David Blow has created a simple and highly functional methodology for optimizing results during Treatments with the following objectives: normalize the Range of movement, reduce pain, improve the autonomy of the subject and offer a biomechanical treatment to reduce inflammation.

NMTConcept offers practitioners of medicine and rehabilitation a more resource to improve the response of the subject, reducing the time of rehabilitation and improving the quality of life of the subject in recovery.

NeuroMuscular Taping is a non-invasive and non-pharmacological technique, which, through the application of an adhesive tape and elastic with particular characteristics Meccanoelastiche offers a mechanical stimulation able to create space in the tissues; Promote cellular metabolism, activate the natural healing capacity of the body and normalize the neuromuscular proprioception.

For this reason, in recent years, NeuroMuscular Taping has achieved important results in post-surgical and orthopedic rehabilitation, neurological rehabilitation of cerebral stroke, spinal trauma and other degenerative neurological pathologies.

The high level of results means that NeuroMuscular Taping is at the forefront of new therapeutic techniques.

TAPING NEUROMUSCULAR LYMPHATIC TREATMENT

“In recent years, NeuroMuscular Taping, particularly LinfoTaping, has emerged as a new methodology in the field of rehabilitation medicine. This system stands out for its systematic, straightforward, and results-driven approach, enhancing therapeutic outcomes, making it a necessary skill and tool for every rehabilitation professional.

NeuroMuscular Taping provides healthcare professionals a non-medical approach that addresses the root cause of lymphatic conditions, in addition to alleviating its symptoms. It involves the application of an elastic tape in a specific way, generating biomechanical effects with the intention of boosting the body’s natural healing capabilities.

David Blow, an Australian acupuncturist, has been at the forefront since 2003, pioneering the concept of the decompression technique using eccentric stimulation which produces dilatory effects on body tissues. The unique decompressive aspect of neuromuscular taping sets it apart from conventional taping methods. The foundation of this innovative technique rests upon a distinct application method and clinical rationale, particularly beneficial for vascular and drainage treatment, addressing issues like lymphedema, post trauma and surgery edema, hematoma, and the treatment of post-surgical scars.

NeuroMuscular Taping (NMTConcept) operates as a biomechanical therapy, creating decompression stimuli to positively influence the musculoskeletal, vascular, lymphatic, and neurological systems. Applying tape using this methodology creates skin undulation or waves which are accentuated during movement. The resulting continuous modification of underlying pressure aids in lymphatic drainage, enhances blood flow, diminishes pain, improves range of motion, and supports postural coordination. This application offers mechanical stimulation, facilitating dilation, enhancing cellular metabolism, activating the body’s innate healing processes, and rectifying neuromuscular proprioception.

Specific lymphatic applications are shown in various clinical scenarios, encompassing acute, post-acute, and functional stages, leading to a streamlined and effective methodology, maximising results of rehabilitation treatments.

NMTConcept equips healthcare and rehabilitation practitioners with an additional tool to enhance patient responses, cutting down on rehabilitation periods and enhancing recovery.

NeuroMuscular Taping embodies a therapeutic rehab system rooted in thorough patient assessment with adaptable therapeutic goals. Only practitioners well-trained in rehabilitation science can adeptly utilise NeuroMuscular Taping with optimal benefits.

Recently, the use of NeuroMuscular Taping, especially for drainage and circulation improvement, has shown significant progress in post surgical orthopedic rehabilitation, cerebral stroke, neurology, spinal injuries, and degenerative, lymphatic, and neurological disorders.”

NEUROMUSCULAR TAPING SPEECH, VOCALS AND DYSPHAGIA

 

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THE RECOVERY OF LARYNGEAL FUNCTIONS AS A RESULT OF NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES,  PSYCHIATRIC AND FACIAL SURGERY

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The application of neuromuscular Taping in the speech practice by Barbara Ramella

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