KT Tape: Shoulder Stability
Shoulder Stability
The shoulder is an inherently unstable joint, yet very important for almost all of life's activities. The shoulder complex consists of many muscles, ligaments, tendons, bone, bursae, cartilage, and other anatomical components. Shoulder instability, or the resultant pain, can be a major problem on its own. Additionally, poor shoulder movement or placement can cause many other problems in the neck, spine, and chest -- as well as the entire body.
Shoulder pain can have many different root causes, but is almost associated with anterior (or forward) shoulders. Muscles imbalances, notably overly strong or tight muscles in the chest and corresponding weak muscles in the back, can aggravate this issue and exacerbate poor posture. Poor biomechanics in the hips, legs, or torso can further upset the fluid movement of the shoulder and incite pain. Shoulder pain can also be caused by any number of issues in the joint space such as tears, arthritis, swollen bursae or inflammation, ligament laxity, and so on. With forward and raised shoulders the joint is put under pressure and doesn't have much of a chance to heal. This postural set also makes way for many other complications in the rest of the body.
Retracting the shoulders will almost always create more joint space and relieve the stress and pain in the shoulder. Use this KT Tape application to bring the shoulders back to a normal set, take pressure off of the upper back muscles, and lengthen out the muscles in the chest. The result will be more joint space and less pressure on the already painful area. The application will serve as a gentle reminder to the muscles to keep the shoulder back in this healthy set. Use this application in combination with the General Shoulder Pain application for maximum effect.
Other helpful treatments include massage, muscle release therapy, muscle balancing through assessment and training, as well as a conscious effort to maintain good posture. Try to avoid steroid shots that break down healthy tissue. Ice after activity and use NSAIDs if pain becomes intolerable.
For additional resources, please visit the KT Tape website at www.kttape.com.
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Great now I just need someone to put this on me...
I'm gonna try this ASAP. I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and I recently injured my shoulder that was always very loose to begin with. Now it keeps subluxating when I walk a lot, causing severe pain. I bought the KT brand Tape for the purpose of keeping the glenohumeral joint more stable. I hope it works. It didn't help for my back since it made it even stiffer, causing more muscle spasms. I've have 4 spinal fusions in my lumbar spine. Update: It helped my shoulder! It even helped my back a little where it attaches to the spine.
@bee1411
2 жыл бұрын
Same! cEDSer here! My right shoulder is permanently dislocated, and the KT tape does help keep it from shifting and crunching around when I’m doing things like carrying a bag, or running. It’s literally a godsenddd.
@aquintero2400
2 жыл бұрын
Came to the comments to find another zebra this worked for!! 🦓🥄
@samd7666
Жыл бұрын
@@bee1411 does this method help keep the shoulder more stable (and hopefully but less pain)? Daughter has just been diagnosed with hEDS and her shoulder is constantly sublaxing, so trying to find best method to help her.
This is working great for me - thanks for the clear instructions. I've had a weaker left shoulder since a bike accident a few years ago, and this helps support and prevent cracking/mild dislocations of the shoulder during long runs.
Great solution to something ive suffered with for years
The tape actually doesn't pull equally to both ends once applied. It will always pull more toward the first anchor point that you put down. So depending on if you want to facilitate or relax you'll put the first anchor point down at either the insertion point or origin.
*Strong rotator cuff = shoulder stability - just do the exercise in **_Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff_** for the most stability.*
Your model has levoscoliosis of the lumbar spine and slight dextroscoliosis of the mid-thoracic spine, with increased muscle tone on his left lumbar area. We are scoliosis buddies, with that same S-curve!
What if the scapula is basically hanging off the shoulder
thank you for the clear instructions and information. worked great !👍
It may help some. One of the great things about the tape is its versatility. Give it a try and let us know.
Hi, Will this tape force gently my shoulders back so my seating posture improved or keep my back straight while I am seating??
Gracias buen hombre
Sounds like you might need a custom app. Check out our forum on our website and post your question and one of our clinicians will get back to you with an app.
my latest diagnosis from my doctor is that one of the muscles attached to my shoulder blades is causing my pain and popping. Should I use this shoulder application or another one?
Nice Helpful video i would tell everybody to watch this
Is there any video for labral tear in the shoulder?
Totally needed this from some post table tennis
Is this method work for posture
I am a volleyball player and I hurt my shoulder blade area and while serving, would this work for that and if not what would.
Does this help for scapula pains or strains?
How long are these strips
You can combine them. It doesn't matter which you do first.
Hi! I've undergone a bankart repair surgery (8 months ago) due to the fact that my right shoulder got dislocated 3 times over a 1-1½ year period. After the surgery I received months and months of training at a physiotherapist to increase the movement the shoulder. Now I'm wondering if I'm ever going to able to do sports again, especially weightlifting and running track, without further damaging or dislocating my shoulder again. Would the tape help or something entirely else?
@Vlad_Ethereum
2 жыл бұрын
No your completely fucked
God help me i am 27 and just had my second labrum repair surgery with ac joint bone shaving and suture attached to my CC joint. I just got ordered out of my sling and my delts are atrophic as hell. I retore my labrum after four months last time. I hate wearing this sling and pt is starting to hurt.
It looks like I have osteolysis. Is there anyway that I can tape my shoulder for comfort till I have surgery
Question please: Very helpful. -- Green first strip ...its end laid down under stretch or not?
I have pain in the shoulder and whit limited range of motion can this k tape help.and what is good exercise for this?
How durable is the KT tape when exercising? For example, if someone broke a good sweat, will the tape hold or fall right off due to the moisture?
@romanperez1451
8 жыл бұрын
it will stay on your skin but do not put tape on when you are wet or sweaty
So can you do multiple shoulder tapings at once? IE Shoulder stabilize as well as AC joint sprain? I have shredded and retracted Rotator cuff from military service, need Reverse shoulder replacement but not till the VA is ready.. until then I'm going to try to use the KT Tape to stabilize the shoulder SO, can I do multiple tapings at once?
Umm what is this. I think trying to do the picture on the box would help me more where’s the video of that? Oh there is instructions in the box for shoulder pain
Thank you for the lesson & tips.
I had an open biecp tendonesis surgery in October of 2013. The long tendon of my bicep was cut then re-attached with a plastic screw into my humerus. I am having pain when I make an overhead throwing motion. I play baseball still, but I have nowhere near the arm power I had before my injury. What taping method will work best for me? Thanks!
please tell me what is the name of this pain Name ???
how is that going to stabilize the shoulder it doesn't even cross the glenohumeral joint?
@kristaterry4741
9 жыл бұрын
Brant Bermudez It is stabilizing the scapula. It would be useful for scapulae that wing out or protract.
@f.u.c8308
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah this is not going to help me with instability
Looks like his son tho
will this taping be useful for a posterioinferior labrum tear of the left shoulder?
Is it works in scapular dyskinesis
will balling i have pain in shoulder and my shoulder gets dismental ....will this tape work
Coulda done that a lot better for what the goal was. Also.. make a video where we can do it solo
Is there a rationale for going insertion to origin or vice versa? I have heard of RIO and FOI as a mnemonic for facilitation and relaxation, but it doesn't seem to make sense if the tape pulls equally on both ends once applied.
Can you combine this with the rotator cuff application? Or the general shoulder application? If so, does it matter which application goes on first?
Hi I have shoulders that have dropped down and rotated forward. Apparently the muscles between my Rhomboid muscles (in centre of back) are weak) As well as trying to strengthen these muscles, I need to try to hold my shoulders up and rotated backwards. Can this taping help or is there another you can recommend. Thanks
Can I use the tape for a frozen shoulder? Thanks
Its good in use but skin is peeling out.
Do you have one for the scapula
@samanthahimes4113
8 жыл бұрын
I meant a video
What can be don’t for shoulder bursitis?
@KTTapevideos
Жыл бұрын
For issues involving the shoulder, take a look at our Full Shoulder video kzread.info/dash/bejne/gKals6aYhLjfdLg.html
is this for shoulder dislocation?
@KTTapevideos
10 жыл бұрын
Give this one a try or visit our "ask an expert" forum on our website for some professional advice.
Would you say this is the best way to tape for winging shoulder blades? Or is there other ways to tape them?
@MultiBatmanreturns
8 жыл бұрын
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Did i mention i tore BOTH LABRUMS ALL THE WAY POSTERIOR TO ANTERIOR I AM IN PAIN
@shinobi-no-bueno
6 жыл бұрын
Benjamin Reyes did you ever see an orthopedic surgeon? Lol
I experience a burning sort of pain along the medial border of the scapula, I'm wondering if taping with KT tape will help and what sort of application you might suggest? The pain only manifests if I'm extending my arms a lot, reaching over my head to get things, preparing and chopping food, mopping or vacuming floors etc.
So do you follow the RIO and FOI model?
It sounds like you might need a custom application. Visit our website and go to the "ask an expert" forum and one of our pros will send you customized instructions.
@johnnawatson486
5 жыл бұрын
Does KT still do this service.? Calling with specific results for my pain
Trying this for refractory snapping scapula syndrome.
@mackenziehartrum292
6 жыл бұрын
Kristina Huffman Did it work? i have snapping scapula syndrome too
That’s also not the AC joint my man.
@KTTapevideos
6 жыл бұрын
Are you referring to this AC joint? This is where Chris is pointing in the video: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acromioclavicular_joint#/media/File:Shoulder_joint.svg
will this work if you have snapping scapula syndrome?
@YokattaTv
6 жыл бұрын
Mackenzie Hartrum give it a try...25% stretch for pain...70-80% stretch for joint lock
My boyfriend was shot in the shoulder when he was stationed in Iraq. The location is about where the therapist laid down the last bit of purple tape. His Humvee hit by an i.e.d. as well and rolled several times. As a result of these he has issues with his shoulder 'catching' from time to time. His arm movement is limited and not fluid when this happens. Does anyone think that this might help him?
@Cooleridge
10 жыл бұрын
Kinesio tape is not completely proven, but people have seen benefits in reducing inflammation and increasing range of motion. This may help him, but going to a therapist for mobility work and reducing inflammation will provide much more benefit.
@crickiechickie
10 жыл бұрын
He is in therapy and I make him do very light range of motion exercises daily. My thinking was that this might provide help on days when his shoulder is just bound and determined it's not going to cooperate.
@aisthpaoitht
9 жыл бұрын
Kristin Arrington Tell him thanks for his service - that's a tough dude.
@crickiechickie
9 жыл бұрын
deagler1776 I will. Thank you for your appreciation.
what about applying on my latissimus dorsi? thanks.
@KTTapevideos
5 жыл бұрын
www.kttape.com/pub/media/plumtree_video/video/file//k/t/kt-tape-rib-pain.pdf
@KTTapevideos
5 жыл бұрын
Please use this as a guide to applying on pain points of the latissimus dorsi.
@danielhearne-potton7710
5 жыл бұрын
@@KTTapevideos Thank you! If I am unable to apply 1 hour before sport can I apply the night before? Or is the hour important?
@KTTapevideos
5 жыл бұрын
@@danielhearne-potton7710 We definitely recommend applying within the hour before your physical activity for the best results!
nice back dude
hi
yea its almost impossible to this on your own. :(
john has scoliosis!
This isn’t going to achieve anything if you have an unstable shoulder. 90% of glenohumeral joint dislocations are in an anterior direction and this taping method doesn’t even cross the joint. Might look fancy but complete waste of time and tape 😂
its adhesive.....the d is not silent!
Me it is fort m'y back
Send an email to support@kttape.com and we'll get into this a little more.
It depends on what you want to accomplish. Send me an email at support@kttape.com and we can get into more detail.
@rickydupaw5252
6 жыл бұрын
KT Tape duct tape works better
Question Can I apply this for just improving my posture? I tend to hunch a lot and I wondered if this would help me.