McConnell Taping

Taping has become a popular intervention for treatment and prevention of pain. McConnell Taping was first introduced in 1984 by Jenny McConnell.

McConnell Taping is helpful with these conditions:

• Acute or chronic low back pain
• Acute whiplash injuries
• Headache
• Neck and arm pain
• Shoulder problems – rotator cuff, frozen shoulder
• Hip problems – trochanteric bursitis, labral tears
• Patellofemoral pain and instability
• Knee ligamentous injuries
• Osteoarthritis of the knee
• Patellar and Achilles tendinopathy
• Shin splints
• Sprained ankle
• Hallux valgus
• Tibialis posterior insufficiency
• Knee instability post ACL reconstruction

McConnell Taping is known to:

• Reduces pain
• Improves muscle strength
• Improves muscle timing
• Improves joint range
• Improves joint loading
• Changes muscle activation patterns
• Changes joint position

 

Sources

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3625789/
• http://mcconnell-institute.com/taping-series.html