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Skin Approach - Taping Organ Dysfunction

Skin Approach - Taping Organ Dysfunction

Skin Approach - Taping Organ Dysfunction

CA$90.00
This course includes
Lifetime access after purchase
Certificate of completion
This course was recorded in September 2024

Overview

This course is designed to give participants an introduction to using elastic tape to address organ dysfunction. What organ dysfunction entails will be described for a full understanding. Participants will learn the various tape possibilities, become aware of best practices for safe tape application and removal, and learn about the research conducted in the field.

The various tape possibilities we have to address include:

  • Pain and discomfort caused by primary dysmenorrhea with elastic therapeutic tape on related organ-zone (demonstrated in the course);
  • That tape can help with bowel and bladder dysfunction (this will not come as a surprise for those of you familiar with Bindegewebsmassage according to colleagues Mrs. E. Dicke and Doctor H. Teilrich Leube.

A number of the basic applications will be demonstrated for those who have not participated in any kinesio/kinesiology/K-taping courses.


Learning Objectives

In this online course, you will:

  1. Gain a good understanding of what organ dysfunction is and what organ zones are.

  2. Gain sufficient knowledge of the research and studies showing the effects of these applications for: menstrual pain/primary dysmenorrhea and bowel and bladder dysfunction.

  3. Understand and be able to utilize tape applications and handle manual testing for pre- and post-taping effects.


Audience

This course is open to health care professionals including pelvic health physiotherapists, physiotherapists, physiotherapy students, physiotherapy assistants, midwives, occupational therapists, chiropractors, osetopaths, registered kinesiologists, medical doctors, nurses and midwives. All should be comfortable with touching patients. Having extensive knowledge of the Bindegewebsmethode the organzones originate from is not strictly necessary.

The instructors
Esther de Ru
PT, OMT, PPT

Esther de Ru is a physiotherapist from the Netherlands whose passion and energy for all things related to pediatrics is stunning. Maybe best known for her work in elastic therapeutic taping, she is keenly interested in skin, our outer brain, using skin stretch and massage to enhance movement and address dysfunction. Her other passion is scoliosis management. She is certified in NDT Bobath, NDT/Mueller, pre-logopedia, Vojta, Sports, Orthopedic Manual Therapy, P.N.F., Bugnet, Sensory Motor Therapy & Motor Remedial Teaching. She developed the Skin Approach to Taping method and she has published on this topic.

As past chair of the Committee Practice of the IOPTP (International Organisation of Physical Therapists in Paediatrics) and international instructor and author, Esther emphasizes the need to work very hands-on in our profession.

Semi-retired, Esther travelled the world teaching and sharing her knowledge as a true clinician who values not only the evidence base, but the patient's experience and the intuitive wisdom that comes with real work in the real world. She has gained her experience working in four European countries. She is a respected international speaker, and provides mentoring to therapists world wide through the Clinical Excellence Online CEO WiredOn program.

Material included in this course
  • Welcome and Resources
  • Welcome!
  • Slides (2 per page)
  • Slides (6 per page)
  • Clinical Notes 6: Colour DOES MATTER?
  • Clinical Notes 10: The story behind the Hay Fever tape
  • Clinical Notes 18: Red based coloured tapes detrimental?
  • Clinical Notes 19: Tape addressing constipation worthy of consideration
  • Clinical Notes 27: Is it safe to apply products (any products) on the skin under elastic tapes?
  • Babylonian Confusion in KinesioTaping Country
  • Course Videos
  • Organ Zones 1 - Introduction
  • Organ Zone 1c - Talking Tape
  • Organ Zone 2 - Bladder
  • Organ Zone 2b - Bowel
  • Organ Zone 3 - Dysmenorrhea
  • Prevention Skin Irritation
  • Quiz
  • Feedback
FAQs

Bindegewebsmassage was described by Elizabeth Holey in her book Evidence Based Massage and in papers she wrote on the subject. Elizabeth A. Holey, Connective tissue massage: a bridge between complementary and orthodox approaches,Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 72-80, ISSN 1360-
8592, https://doi.org/10.1054/jbmt.1999.0125 &
https://books.google.nl/books/about/Evidence_based_Therapeutic_Massage.html?id=paeHywxZUa8C&redir_esc=y

Mrs Dicke’s book has been translated into English by Roland Schiffter and Elke Harms Thieme: Connective Tissue Massage: Bindegewebsmassage According to Dicke and can be found online.

This is not necessary, but I do recommend reading a little about it, for example the Holey article I spoke of in FAQ 1, for more background.

This is not necessary but it is recommended to follow a taping course if you have never worked with elastic therapeutic (Kinesio/Kinesiology/K/KT) tape before. You could also opt to follow the ETT Skin Approach courses that will become available on Embodia.

Once you have completed the course, a certificate of completion (including learning hours and course information) will be generated. You can download this certificate at any time. To learn more about course certificates on Embodia please visit this guide.

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