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Kinesio Tape Helping

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Trish52
Trish52

I am now 5 days post (anterior) THR. I have been experiencing a lot of quad muscle weakness so I applied kinesio tape. (YouTube KT tape) This has given me additional support so I have more control. Don't know if this is an acceptable practice, but thought I'd pass it along. Trish

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  • Loral
    Loral Trish52

    Posted

    My physical therapist used it on me to move the lymphatic fluid around in my leg. I had it on for about 3 weeks, replaced every other therapy day. I had Anterior also.
  • linda38528
    linda38528 Trish52

    Posted

    Very interesting - I will investigate. This could be quite useful.

    Thanks for the tip.

    How are you faring otherwise?

    I am envious - no one doing anterior thr here. I had a posterior thr in late Feb and get my 2nd hip in the weeks. I will be very happy to have it behind me😄😕

    Best wishes for a vry smooth recovery.

    L

    • Trish52
      Trish52 linda38528

      Posted

      My first hip was posterior (5 years ago) so this is quite an improvement for me. I have much more mobility and less restrictions but I am doing as doctor orders (he's pretty strict) as I want no complications. My last recovery was a full 3 months and my glutes were never the same. I hope the anterior approach becomes available to your area! Trish

  • renee01952
    renee01952 Trish52

    Posted

    hi trish, 

    that sounds great ...did you tape it yourself?

    do you have physical therapy ? it might be important to have it checked if it is done correctly -- I am not sure why I am saying this ...

    big warm hug

    renee

    • Trish52
      Trish52 renee01952

      Posted

      I go to PT on Tuesday. Will be sure to have therapist check my work. I used the KT (brand of tape) information for quad taping as this is my point of weakness. I have used tape for other situations with great success in the past so I thought why not try it for this? Thanks for your concern! Trish
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