Course Description:

The Kinesio Taping Specialty Pediatrics Course is an in-person elastic therapeutic taping course presenting advanced concepts and techniques of elastic therapeutic taping for the pediatric population. Attendees will be required to complete a four hour virtual Kinesio Tape Fundamentals course online prior to attending this course.
The Kinesio Taping Pediatric Specialist Certification course is designed to provide advanced Kinesio Taping techniques as a method of treatment for children with neuromuscular, musculoskeletal and myofascial impairments from infancy through adolescence. Attendees will review theory and basic taping techniques, learn advanced and combination taping techniques, and develop clinical reasoning skills relevant to the pediatric population. The course will also provide commonly used taping techniques for specific diagnoses and impairments, including cerebral palsy, low tone, hemiplegia, torticollis, and brachial plexus injury; as well as pediatric sports-related injuries.
The Kinesio Taping Pediatric Specialist course reviews normal and pathological developmental biomechanics, alignment and importance in optimizing function. This course allows participants to practice specific taping techniques, to be used as adjuncts to therapeutic interventions and treatments, fostering goals of increased participation and community engagement per the ICF model. Therapists will discuss adding tape as a tool to improve alignment for function and participation.
This course is a hybrid course, with four hours of online material to be completed prior to the 14 hours in-person course. Kinesio Taping Pre-Course (Required and included with registration for this course and participant is required to complete the 4 hour virtual course prior to class.) The Kinesio Taping pre-course provides an overview of the development of the Kinesio Taping® Method, fundamental concepts, assessments, and screening tests. The course will increase your knowledge of the Kinesio Taping core concepts, fundamentals and techniques of the Kinesio Taping® Method.
Four hour recourse online required to be completed prior to Day 1.