Performance Taping
for Personal Trainers
Performance Taping Course
Course Dates:
Next Event: 8 – 9 April, 2011 Dublin Ireland
Performance Taping for Personal Trainers
Taught by Dr. Mark Scappaticci
With Eoin Lacey, AFMCP, Certified Sports Nutritionist, NESTA, ART
Location:
Irish Strength Institute
25G Malahide Road Artane,
Dublin Ireland
To register: http://www.performancetrainerseries.com/
What is Performance Taping and what are the potential benefits?
Performance Taping involves placing strips of elastic kinesiology tape called Performance Tape on the skin to balance muscle function. Performance Taping, unlike conventional athletic taping is applied in a manner that allows the body to move freely without restriction. Performance Taping can be used to help balance muscle firing patterns and improve joint function. Performance Tape is used by amateur, Olympic and professional athletes. This taping procedure can help improve the quality of your client’s movement and improve the efficiency of your program design.
What is involved?
After a functional evaluation, Performance Tape is placed over the muscles in a manner to either increase or decrease muscle activation. The intention is to optimize motor recruitment in order to improve the quality of movement of prescribed exercises.
How does it work and why is it effective?
Performance Taping works by affecting the specialized nerve receptors of the skin and the underlying fascia through the gentle tugging action the tape offers during movement. This results in normalization of motor function and improves quality of movement.
Course ObjectivePersonal trainers will learn how to assess their clients for muscle imbalances and learn how to apply Performance Tape using the Performance Taping method, to normalize nervous system activity, balance muscle activation and improve quality of movement for associated exercises.
Course Format
This course will teach personal trainers Performance Taping applications appropriate for their clients. The 12 hour course will include a mixture of classroom presentations and practical lab sessions that will allow for extensive practice, with active feedback and guidance from the course instructors. During the practical lab sessions, students will learn how to perform and interpret functional assessments and they will learn the appropriate associated taping applications and corrective exercises. Extensive opportunities for feedback and practice in the hands-on lab sessions is a key feature of this course, ensuring that students develop assessment and taping skills that will translate directly to improved outcomes for their clients.
About Dr Mark Scappatici
Dr. Scappaticci, DC, BSc(Hons), DAt FCCSS, CKT is the originator of Functional Integrated Therapy tm an innovative and highly successful approach used to manage injuries and enhance athletic performance. He manages recovery and performance optimization for top professional and amateur athletes from around the world. The list of athletes he has treated includes top performers from players in the National Hockey League, the Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the Canadian Football League as well as Olympic and World Championship track and field athletes. Dr. Scappaticci is a doctor of chiropractic with a fellowship in Chiropractic Sports Sciences, a Lead instructor of Active Release Techniques, past associate director of the McMaster sports medical acupuncture program, past certified Kinesio Taping Instructor, as well as being the developer of the Fascial Abrasion Technique and Tool.
COURSE OUTLINE:
| Topic | Method | Details / Process |
| Introduction (20 min) | Instructor and participant introduction | Course introduction : Course objectives, agenda, format, and participant materials |
| What is Performance Taping, Key Benefits and Key Concepts (70 min) | Lecture and discussion exercise | Performance Taping: § What is it (includes student practice) § Benefits § Theory - How it works (normalization of nervous system function and muscle balance activation) § Additional physiology (Skin, fascia, deep fascia, muscles, muscle types, nervous system, neuro-matrix theory) |
| Introduction to Common Syndromes (90 min) | Lecture and student activity | Upper Cross Syndrome: § Definition § Static posture § Short, tight and weak, inhibited muscles § What is muscle tightness
Lower Cross Syndrome
§ Same as above |
| Assessment: Functional Tests (7 hrs) | Lecture, demonstration and student practice | How to identify /test for the most common areas of muscle imbalance (approx 15) tests addressing: § Shoulder girdle § Trunk § Hips § Thighs § Knee § Ankle Session will address: § How to assess § Associated tape procedure to facilitate or inhibit § Corrective exercises |
| Assessment (60 min) | Learning-based evaluation and final practice | Participant test/demonstration and instructor feedback to ensure proper technique. |
