KT Tape: AC Joint Sprain

This application is for acromioclavicular joint or AC joint separation,
where the collar bone separates from the shoulder blade. This can cause
inflamation at that joint, and this is how we tape for it.
In this application the point of pain is often at the tip of the shoulder where the
collar bone meets the shoulder blade
now I'll put a red dot just indicate where that typically is.
and also positioning is important, we're going to come
up in a good posture
as well as approximating the joint, which means
to push the
shoulder
into the body, so you're actually closing that joint down.
For our first strip of tape, we're going to tear an I-strip off the roll
tearing the paper
in the middle
we're going to place that tape on
full stretch the middle section of tape
and we're going to place that
full stretch section over that point of pain
and what I'm doing here
is actually bringing this piece back a little bit because I'd like to leave
this front piece a little short
just so I don't end up in the the armpit area, and as I took that paper off
I'm leaving no tension on the tape
as I will back here, I'm just removing the paper
and then laying the tape down with no stretch
for my next piece
I'm tearing off another I-strip, again tearing the paper in the middle
and now placing the tape on full stretch in the middle section of the tape
this is the point of pain
and I'm placing that
piece down
and what I'm doing here again is going down the arm a bit
and I'm leaving this end of tape short
with no tension, this area of skin just behind the collar bone by the neck tends to be
very sensitive
and on the arm, again I'm taking that paper off, and just laying
that piece of tape down with no stretch.
For my third piece
I'm tearing off another
I-strip. In this demonstration I'm using multiple colors to show the different layers of
tape
again full
stretch on the middle section of tape
and again, where that tape is being stretched I'm placing over
that point of pain.
and from here I'm just
removing the paper and laying
that tape down with no stretch on the ends
And for my last piece, I'll use another I-strip
tearing the paper in the middle
and as I apply this
I'm applying nice even pressure on that tape
and again going over that point of pain with
full stretch on the middle section of tape
laying that down
and then as I remove the paper, just laying the
ends down with absolutely no
stretch on that tape.
From here, I'd like to create a little bit of friction which creates a little heat
which will make that adhere well
and from here we are ready to play