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NMTCONCEPT

NMT INSTITUTE
JOURNAL
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Editorial by David Blow

Introduction
Case 1: Swimming: NeuroMuscular Taping as
a mean of correcting technical actions
Case 2: Applicaion of NeuroMuscular Taping
to improve swimming performance
Case 3: Elbow replacement: NeuroMuscular
Taping in rehabilitation
Case 4: Humerus fracture: treatment with
NeuroMuscular Taping in rehabitation
Case 5: NeuroMuscular Taping in Reha-
bilitation following Amputation of the Leg

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NeuroMuscular
Taping:
A Therapeutic System
or Just a Trend?
NeuroMuscular Taping is a methodical reha-
bilitation system utilized in broad healthcare
settings offering significant results. To im-
prove and enhance ongoing rehabilitation in
a medical area which is rapidly changing we
offer many varied training courses on lead-
ing health issues that will help every hospi-
tal and healthcare service meet their treat-
ment goals. In the sporting area last year we
witnessed many major events such as the
European Football Championships and the
long and exciting 2012 Olympics in London,
where the use of NeuroMuscular Taping was
taken to levels never before seen. The obvi-
ous congratulations go to the athletes who
participated in these events. It is clear that
with correct and continuous training and
competition, the fatigue and sometimes in-
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juries associated with such training makes
up a complex scenario of what it takes to
be an athlete. The unique charm that distin-
guishes the Olympic games and its histori-
cal magic from other events emphasizes the
beauty of some disciplines poorly known.
Behind each of these sporting events there
is not only commitment, sacrifice and dedi-
cation of the athlete but also the essential
support of families, staff organizations and
teams of individual medical and rehabilita-
tion professionals who follow the athletes
over years. All assist in providing the means
and strategies, whether physical, mental or
emotional, to achieve optimal and appro-
priate athletic performance keeping their
goals in sight.

The principle of NeuroMuscular Taping is
based on biomechanics - correct and accu-
rate application on the body is fundamental
to its success. If you are in the presence of
pain, inflammatory syndromes, traumatic in-
juries, post surgical pain, postural defects or
need the fastest possible muscle recovery;
NeuroMuscular Taping will be useful to you
as a rehabilitation specialist. Any athlete or
patient that is in step with the times knows
that they will benefit from the NeuroMuscu-
lar Taping rehabilitation system that signifi-
cantly improves every healing process.
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NeuroMuscular
Taping Institute
The NeuroMuscular Taping Institute assures
the quality of its teaching staff through a
qualification and training process done by
the Institute itself. The aim is to place par-
ticular attention on the student/teacher re-
lationship to enhance learning skills during
the course. This course allows participants
to have direct contact with the teachers and
to develop knowledge by working in small
groups to enhance the practical aspects of
the methodology. During these sessions in
small groups, students are able to practice
the techniques, be assessed and improve
manual treatment skills during the course.
In these sessions, the teacher assists partici-
pants in their manual practice while intro-
ducing a self-evaluation process. This allows
for linking into intensive learning skills dur-
ing the training course and serves to opti-
mize learning.
David Blow
NeuroMuscular Taping Institute
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 -Introduction-

The NeuroMuscular Taping Institute is a result of a

Neuro continuing passion for providing medical profession-
als working in rehabilitation with innovative and ef-

Muscular
fective treatment protocols and skills that improve
patients overall treatment results and quality of
life. The institute was founded in 2003 in Italy and

Taping its headquarters are in Rome. It currently provides

many ongoing courses in continuing education in re-
habilitation a year. teaching over 1400 physiothera-

Institute pists and MDs just in 2012 in courses at hospitals,

clinics, universities, and private clinics. Because the
NeuroMuscular Taping Concept (NMTConcept) is
widely accepted and applied by hospitals as well
as private practices, I have decided to establish a
US branch in 2012 to introduce the NMTConcept to
medical professionals in the US to meet the needs of
patients undergoing rehabilitation. This journal is the
first issue of a three monthly edition covering case
studies and clinical trials of the NeuroMuscular Tap-

ing concept.

Mission Statement
At the NeuroMuscular Taping institute, we are com-
mitted to creating innovative continuing education
programs to help medical treatment rehabilitation
services offer the best therapy possible. Our goal
is to improve patients overall treatment results and
quality of life by using our treatment protocols to
maximize patients rehabilitation time, reduce pain,
and enable patients to achieve active and healthy
lifestyles. Our primary objective is to provide medi-
cal education to maintain high quality standards and
to improve short- and long-term rehabilitative care.
Our varied education program together in com-
bination with our teaching professionals will guide
medical staff in gaining new treatment skills. The
programs are designed to ensure that professional
therapists acquire the best skills possible.

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Swimming:
NeuroMuscular Taping
as a means of
correcting swimming
performance

Luca Chisotti
Physiotherapist, Area Zenit, Torino
Italy
31/05/2011

This is the case of a young Italian swimmer of

national prominence who underwent tests in
water to identify possible technical-kinesio-
logical problems in her execution of the various
movements and strokes. The athlete was as-
sessed at a hydrokinesitherapy center where it
was possible, through a glass wall, to film and
observe her execution of the different strokes.
During the first meeting, watching the athlete
swimming freestyle, the technician noted, on the
right side of the body, an incorrect sequence in
the entry of the hand into the water and thrust
phases.

At the moment her right hand entered the water,

the sinking of her ipsilateral hip was seen to be
delayed, meaning that she executed the move-
ment in two stages; this prevented her from
exploiting the benefits, in terms of dynamicity
and flexibility, offered by the rhythmic alternat-
ing action and impeded her hydrodynamics in
the propulsive movement. It was thus decided to use the NeuroMuscular
Taping technique to implement several correc-
The technicians analytical evaluation revealed tions. First of all, postural taping (decompres-
several negative factors (Table 1), while the sive) was used, with the tape applied on the
physiotherapists examination highlighted other subjects right side in a five-strip fan arrange-
aspects (Table 2). ment (figure 1).

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Figure 1:
Decompressive NeuroMuscular Taping of the
myofascial chain, postural technique.
However, no changes of note were observed in
the subsequent swimming test. For the second
application, compressive muscle taping of the
arm was used. The tape was applied with the
elbow joint in mid position with respect to the
useful angle and tension (25%) was applied on
the two long strips of the Y-shaped arrange-
ment of tapes over the bellies of the left brachial
triceps muscle (figure 2).
The next swimming test showed an immediate
reduction of the problems that had previously
been identified; the athletes technique was im-
proved and she herself had the impression that
her strength and stability had increased.
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Figure 2:
Compressive NeuroMuscular Taping of the left
brachial triceps muscle.
Training protocol
In view of this result, and in agreement with
technician, the athlete began a program specifi-
cally designed to strengthen the extensor-chain
muscles of the left arm together with a series of
six NeuroMuscularTaping applications, as de-
scribed. The program covered a months train-
ing, towards the end of which the athlete was
re-assessed in the same conditions as before.
The following changes were noted:
A balanced swimming action with
more dynamic sinking of the right hip;
More correct use of the hip, trunk, up-
per limb sequence;
A longer arm stroke and higher fre-
quency of arm strokes per unit of time.
Conclusions
This experience may serve as a stimulus for us-
ing NeuroMuscular Taping in sport not only as
a valid support in the treatment of overloading
disorders or post-traumatic and post-surgical
recovery, but also as a useful aid in the study
of ever more specific and personalized training
programs, increasing the corrective potential
inherent in technical-kinesiological analysis of
the preparation and execution of the sporting
action.
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Application of
lower back
NeuroMuscular
Taping to Improve
Swimming
Performance

Dott. Piera Bitelli

Team Physician President Pallanuoto
Bologna, Italy
31/3/2010

A study was conducted on the application of ers and therefore of the arm stroke in free-style
NeuroMuscular Taping on a group of profes- swimming.
sional athletes who play for Bolognas PRESI-
DENT Water Polo Club. This team played in the
2008-09 season in Italys National A2 league
and the study was carried out on 10 Nov 2008. Nome Senza Tape Con Tape
DM.M 577 565
The tests were conducted in Bolognas Sterlino T.A. 581 576
swimming pool, where the team trains and
R.A. 56 544
plays. The athletes were subjected to swim-
ming tests over 100 meters carried out first C.N. 519 514
without the application of NeuroMuscular Tap- A.B. 536 52
ing. Then, after a 20-minute rest period, once S.A. 537 518
again with NeuroMuscular Taping. Taping was P.M. 541 528
applied to the lumber region: two 25-cm strips,
applied to the each side of the spine, in ante-
Distance 100 meters, free-style swimming, with-
rior flexion of 45.
out ball

All of the athletes showed improvement in

At the end of the test, the athletes reported
their performance times. At the end of the test,
feeling less tired and feeling subjectively light
the athletes reported feeling less tired and
in their backs, due to the decompression in the
feeling subjectively light in their backs. This
lumbar area brought about by the taping.
was due to the decompression effected by the
tape in the lumbar area, leading to a lengthen-
ing of the elastic component of the muscle fib-

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Figure 1: Figure 2: Figure 3:

Lower back application in Application during swimming Eccentric taping application
decompression improving performance during the swimming
performance

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Elbow replacement:
NeuroMuscular
Taping in
rehabilitation

Tania Pascucci
Physioterapist, Frosinone
Italy
31/05/2011

This paper describes a first experience of Figure 1:

treating a prosthetic elbow, implanted Extensive periarticular bruising and brachial
following a traumatic multi-fragment fracture of extravasation extending to the wrist.
the elbow joint in a patient in whom mobilization
was prohibited due to difficult engrafting of the
prosthesis. The patient was a 67-year-old,
left-handed woman who had suffered a
traumatic multi-fragment fracture of the left
elbow with complete loss of normal articular
relations; she had been treated surgically with
fixation devices and eight years later undergone
elbow replacement surgery. Within the previous
two years the patient had undergone four
surgical operations: removal of the fixation
devices because of rejection, application of a
new cerclage (wire fixation, ulnar nerve
neurolysis and elbow replacement. It is
important to note that this is a patient who had
previously undergone gastric resection, was
affected by a blood disorder and presented a
high risk of bleeding.

When we saw the patient, on her discharge from

hospital eight days after the elbow replacement
surgery, she presented functional limitation,
diffuse pain both at rest and on even very slight
active or passive mobilization (VAS 73/100),
extensive periarticular bruising and brachial

extravasation extending to the wrist (figure 1).

VAS Pain Threshold

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Treatment strategy
In view of the patients numerous systemic/
hematological problems, the only possible ap-
proach was application of the NeuroMuscular
Taping technique, in accordance with the treat-
ment plan summarized in table 1. The patient
initially underwent three treatment sessions:
the first two applications were carried out three
days apart, while the third was carried out four
days after the second. The patient was advised
to remove the tape the day before each new
application in order to allow her skin at least 12
hours to recover. This treatment was not asso-
ciated with any other type of physical therapy.
Figure 2:
NeuroMuscular Taping in a five-strip fan
configuration.
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First application
Due to the presence of stitches and staples, we
used, from the outset, a rather unconventional
fan-shaped taping configuration: because of the
possibility of an allergic reaction, just one five-
strip arrangement of tapes was applied initially
(figure 2). The primary objective, given the pa-
tients overall picture, was to obtain resorption of
the hematoma and the edema and remission of
the pain which was stopping her from attempt-
ing any kind of movement.
When the patient returned, three days after this
first application, the bruising was visibly re-
duced and she said that her arm felt light; how-
ever, she was still in pain (VAS 46/100), albeit
reduced in intensity (figure 3).
Figure 3 :
Three days after the first application, the bruising
was visibly reduced.

Second application
This time, given that the patient had not suf-
fered any adverse reactions, three five-strip
fan-shaped tape constructions were applied,
each one extending to the area medial and lat-
eral to the staples in order to act not only on the
bruising, but also on the extravasation (figure 4).
Three days after the removal of the tapes, the
patient reported complete remission of the pain
and expressed the desire to try resuming move-
ment.
Figure 4:
Second application of NeuroMuscular Taping:
three five-strip fan arrangements of tape were
applied, each one also covering the medial and
lareral area.
Third application
The aim of the third application was to achieve
complete resorption of the edema and recovery
of joint function: three five-strip fan construc-
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tions were again applied, trying to cover, with
each one, the residual extravasation in order to
remove it completely. Within ten days, the bruis-
ing had disappeared completely and the patient
began to actively mobilize her elbow, albeit
cautiously. The patients resumption of move-
ment was painless and the subsequent applica-
tions targeted, progressively, a series of different
objectives.
Given that mobilization against resistance
was absolutely contraindicated, the aim of the
subsequent NeuroMuscular Taping applications
was to facilitate recruitment of the biceps and
triceps muscle groups alternately. The Neuro-
Muscular Taping was used in association with a
further fan-shaped construction applied in the
anterior or posterior area of the joint, in order to
control swelling. The taping protocol that aimed
to facilitate muscle recruitment was the
following:
with the elbow bent to around 45,
application of compressive tape in
a Y-shaped configuration over the
brachial biceps, with 25% tape
stretching for the isometric exercises
performed in the studio;
with elbow bent to around 45,
application of compressive tape in
a Y-shaped configuration over the
brachial biceps, with the muscle in
isometric contraction and no tape
stretching (0%). This tape is then kept
in place for a day (i.e. removed at home
after 24 hours);
decompressive technique; application
of tape in a fan-shaped construction
in the posterior area of the elbow to be
left in place for four days.
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After two application cycles, the patient was

able to maintain isometric contraction of the
brachial biceps muscle without experiencing
pain and the retroarticular swelling was sub-
stantially reduced, but she presented forearm
instability. To correct this instability, present
when holding an object with elbow flexed and
thus in a condition of isometric contraction of
the biceps muscle, a stabilization technique
was used. This involved the application of two
separate strips, each 2.5 cm wide positioned,
applying tension (25% stretching), laterally and
medially to the elbow joint (figure 5). Thereafter,
over a period of around ten days, the tape ten-
sion was gradually reduced to 0% as the patient
regained control of the laterolateral oscilla-
tions and thus joint stability. The treatment was
completed with interventions on the stability
of the shoulder (figure 6), on the patients pos-
ture during the inward rotation of the torso, on Figure 6:
edema control during functional recovery and on Shoulder stablization technique: NeuroMuscular
pain which appeared in the first finger of the left Taping applied in a three-strip fan arrangement.
hand.

Figure 5:
Stabilization technique with two separate strips,
each 2.5 cm wide positioned, applying tension
(25%), laterally and medially to the elbow joint.
Conclusions
The post-surgical treatment of this patient,
based exclusively on NeuroMuscular Taping
shows the real efficacy of this technique in situ-
ations in which it is not possible to intervene in
any other way, either using physical therapy or
kinesitherapy (figure 7). The effects were im-
mediate in terms of resorption of the hematoma
and edema, with lymph drainage, remission of
the pain, and normalization of the blood supply;
hence it was possible to obtain motor functional
recovery, recovery of skin color, mobilization and
normalization of the scar tissue, prevention of
scar adhesions and recovery of joint strength
and stability, allowing the traumatized joint, now
free from tapes, to undergo a normal physiologi-
cal healing process culminating in complete
functional recovery. The present author was
satisfied with the clinical findings which must
nevertheless pass the scrutiny of primary scien-
tific research.

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Figure 7:
Thirty days after the treatment, clear resorption of the arm edema and hematoma could be observed.

Table 1 NeuroMuscular Taping: treatment plan

PHASE TECHNIQUE AIMS

Acute Decompressive with five-strip fan
constructions, each strip 1 cm wide
1, Drainage of edematous, blood and
lymphaic congestion and of stagnant
tissue fluids
2, Reduction of pain and inflammation

1, Total recovery of joint motion

Subacute Decompressive: application of three
five-strip fan constructions
Recovery of muscle strength
2, Prevention of inflammation and re-
currence of edema and pain on resum-
ing motor activity

1, Compressive taping of the brachial

biceps in a Y-shaped configuration with
elbow flexed to around 45 and tension
(25% stretching) applied on the tape
Muscle Muscle recruitment
recruitment 2, Compressive taping of the brachial
biceps in a Y-shaped configuration with
elbow flexed to around 45, no tension
(0% stretching) applied on the tape and
with the muscle in isometric contraction

3, Decompressive, retroarticular fan-

shaped construction

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Humerus fracture:
treatment with
NeuroMuscular
Taping improves
rehabilitation

David Blow
NeuroMuscular Taping Institute, Rome
Italy
31/05/2011

This is a description of a clinical case in which
NeuroMuscular Taping was used to treat a hu-
merus fracture during the immobilization period:
the patient was a 47-year-old male who, in a
road accident, had sustained a multi-fragment
fracture of the neck of the humerus with de-
tachment of the greater trochanter, for which
he underwent surgery with open reduction and
fixation with plate and screws (figure 1). After
the operation the patient was advised to use
an abduction shoulder brace for 45 days; the
patient also underwent NeuroMuscular Taping
in which the tape was applied to the whole arm
and shoulder in order to facilitate drainage of
the edema and blood congestion caused by the
surgery and consequent lack of mobility.
The tapes, applied using the decompressive
method, were arranged in a fan-shaped configu-
ration both anterior and posterior to the wound
(figure 2). The first of these applications was
carried out around 15 days after the surgery;
thereafter the patient received once-weekly ap-
plications for six weeks. Initially, the fan-shaped
construction had to be applied with the arm
immobile and forward flexed or extended on ac-
count of the need to keep the arm abducted at
25 for the first 45 days. In the first applications
the tape was applied around the scar, until it
was well formed.

Figure 1:
Post-operative X-rays: it is possible to note the
plate and the thirteen screws.
Results
After two weeks the swelling had gone down

Figure 2:
Tapes applied using the decompressive method in
a fan-shaped configuration anterior to and
posterior to the surgical wound. The tape thus
surrounds the scar.

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considerably and the hematoma had been re-

sorbed. The appearance of the scar, which had
initially been very inflamed, normalized after
around two weeks (figure 3).

Figure 3: Figure 4:
Tapes applied using the decompressive method: Decompressive technique; tapes applied, in
a, for easier application, the tape is cut without a fan-shaped configuration, anterior (a) and
an anchor end; b, clear signs of decompression. posterior (b) to the wound.

After 45 days, the brace was removed and the

rehabilitation therapy could be started. Through
continuous application of the NeuroMuscular
Taping technique it was possible to contain any

inflammation of the shoulder, due to stress on

the joint during the rehabilitation. The tapes
were again applied to the shoulder using the
decompressive method in a fan-shaped configu-
ration both anterior and posterior to the wound,
this time to facilitate the motor rehabilitation of
the joint (figure 4). After four weeks of rehabilita-
tion (sessions four times weekly) the patient had
reached up to 90 abduction and 90 elevation.

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The use of the NeuroMuscular Taping tech-
nique during the immobilization period
promoted drainage from the surgical site; at
the end of that period, the limb was already
ready to be submitted to rehabilitation
therapy. As well as having the considerable
advantage of saving time, this approach also
made it possible to counteract the conges-
tion and muscle retraction that usually tend
to occur.
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Given the simultaneous administration of phar-
macological treatment (targeting the edema),
one might wonder to what degree the recovery
is to be considered spontaneous or induced by
other treatments and to what degree it is to be
attributed to the taping. That said, the clinical
evidence seems to support this approach, even
though it has yet to be investigated in primary
studies.
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NeuroMuscular Tap-
ing in Rehabilitation
following
Amputation
of the Leg

Luca Giraldi
Villa delle Terme, Falciani, Florence
Italy
3/07/2010

Under our observation was a 64-year-old patient

Muscular strengthening exercises of
who had undergone amputation of the left thigh
the upper and lower extremities
because of gangrene from arteriopathy
obliterans. On physical examination, the stump
Rehabilitation of stationary upright
of the left thigh appeared flaccid, set in hip
stance on one leg
flexion and with pain during extension
movements. The lower right limb showed
reduced muscular trophicity and tonicity, with
Training of postural transitions and
venous ulcers and a functional deficit in knee
movements
extension with reduced ankle mobility. Other
muscle regions also presented conditions of Walking training at the parallel bar and
hypotonotrophy. using two crutches.

There was a marked dyscrasia of the right leg,

with cyanosis of the foot. On palpation the
patient complained of a cold sensation.
Postural transitions and movements were
performed with a minimum of help. Standing still
on the one leg was difficult due to the
hyposthenia and pain in the foot.

The patient was admitted to our facility on a Fri-

day. On Saturday, the first application of Neuro-
Muscular Taping was performed with a fan shape
on the front of the leg down to and including the
foot and on the triceps muscle of the calf, to pro-
mote lymphatic drainage.
This was followed by a cycle of physiotherapy, Figure 1: Figure 2:
consisting in: Application of an Treatment result after 3
anterior drainage applications
Passive-assisted-active and active mo- lymphatic technique
bilization of the stump and of the lower
right limb;

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On the next application of NeuroMuscular
Taping - again using a fan shape - but this time
going under the sole of the foot as well, the
patient indicated a return of warmth to his foot
and of a generalized sensation of well-being to
the whole leg. In order to improve the extension
of the knee, NeuroMuscular taping was also
applied to the flexor muscles of the thigh.
On discharge, the patient had regained a
considerable degree of autonomy in his
movements: both in postural transitions and in
walking capablity with the aid of two crutches.
Three weeks after discharge, with no further
application, the benefits obtained from
NeuroMuscular Taping seemed to have been
maintained, to the great satisfaction of the
patient.
Gonarthrosis is an evolving chronic arthropathy
whose effects are severely disabling and limiting
on the patients life during normal daily, social
and work activities. Over the years many
therapeutic techniques have been developed
to limit damage from this pathology. Not least
among these has been the option of surgically
implanting a prosthesis to substitute the
affected joint (TKR).
Carrying out the surgical procedure for
implantation of a knee prosthesis means
replacing the joint-covering surfaces comprised
of the femoral condyles, the tibial condyles and
the posterior surface of the kneecap. This makes
the surgery extremely invasive. Along with the
possible risks and complications that may arise
from any surgical procedure, issues emerge
following a TKR implant and subsequent
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enforced immobility, which may influence the
effectiveness and duration of rehabilitation
procedures. Pain, bruising and limited ROM may
delay or even limit recovery of proper knee
function.
Often, in a hospital environment, these aspects
are overlooked during the post-acute phase of
knee arthoprosthesis with concentration
being placed on the recovery of the ability to
walk. Once this objective has been achieved, the
patient may be discharged. The principle aim of
this study is to show how proper application of
an elastic bandage during post-acute
rehabilitation following TKR can contribute to
improved joint articulation, diminished bruising
and reduced knee pain.
For this study, no special category of patients
was chosen on which to apply the rehabilitation
technique in question. In spite of this, there was
an attempt to create experimental and control
groups that were evenly matched for certain
specific parameters. This was done to optimize
each individual evaluation and physical
examination and in order to make the
rehabilitative program fully applicable to each
patient involved. Of thirty patients selected,
fifteen were treated according to traditional
rehabilitation procedures, (specifically the
protocols laid down by Cameron, Brotzman and
Wilk), making up the control group. The other
fifteen patients received the same treatment
with the addition of NeuroMuscular Taping. The
patients involved in this research received
rehabilitation treatment lasting approximately
three weeks, a period coinciding with their
post-acute hospitalization.
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NeuroMusclar Taping Applicable Billing

Codes
97112 - Neuro-Muscular Re-Education(this code can apply to a neuromusclar taping option)
Neuro-Muscular Re-Education of movement, balance, coordination, kinesthetic sense, posture,
and/or proprioception for sitting and/or standing activities, 1 or more areas, each 15 minutes

97533 - Sensory Integrative Techniques to Enhance Sensor Processing and Promote Adaptive
Responses to Environmental Demands. For treatment of developmental disorders such as Au-
tism, ADHD, brain injuries, fetal alcohol syndrome, and neurotransmitter disease. Therapist must
be certified in Sensory Integrative Techniques.

997110 Therapeutic procedure, one or more areas, each 15 minutes; therapeutic exercises to
develop strength and endurance, range of motion and flexibility.

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97112 - Neuro-Muscular Re-Education(this

code can apply to a neuromusclar taping
option) Neuro-Muscular Re-Education of
movement, balance, coordination, kinesthet-
ic sense, posture, and/or proprioception for
sitting and/or standing activities, 1 or more
areas, each 15 minutes

97533 - Sensory Integrative Techniques to

Enhance Sensor Processing and Promote
Adaptive Responses to Environmental
Demands. For treatment of developmen-
tal disorders such as Autism, ADHD, brain
injuries, fetal alcohol syndrome, and neu-
rotransmitter disease. Therapist must be

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NeuroMuscular Taping:
From Theory to
Practice
This book is a useful tool for those learning the Neuro-
Muscular Taping technique, providing clear answers to
the most frequently asked questions: When is NeuroMus-
cular Taping applied? How is it applied? What clinical
advantages does it offer? The richly illustrated theoretical
section explains the mechanism of action of NeuroMus-
cular Taping and the concepts of human anatomy and
physiology on which it is based. The practical section
contains over 100 information sheets with more than
800 images that explain both the compressive and de-
compressive application techniques in detail. Particular
attention is paid to applications for muscles and for major
pathologies.

Each application is carefully explained and illustrated,

step-by-step, including: Anatomical notes; Muscle tests; Available on Amazon.com and
Clinical applications; Combined applications. www.ediermesamerica.com

Author: David Blow Table of Contents

Pages: 384 1. Introduction
Price: $64.95 2. How NeuroMuscular Taping Works
ISSN: 2334-3362 3. Types of Application
IsSN: 2334-3451 4. Head and Neck
5. Shoulder and Shoulder Girdle
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6. Trunk and Abdomen
7. Upper Limb
8. Hip and Lower Limb
About David Blow 9. Some Primary Conditions
10. Frequently Asked Questions
David Blow is the founder and president of NeuroMus- 11. Recommended Reading
cular Taping Institute in Rome, Italy. He has 24 years of
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Australia, China, Japan and Italy. In 2003, he developed lectures, you receive a complimentary copy
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