We introduced you to Kinesiology Tape with our Intro to Kinesiology Tape Blog, and we thought what better way to follow it up than to teach you how to actually apply the stuff!
It's all well and good knowing that it originated in Japan in 1979, but if you can't make it effectively work for your body, there isn't much point, so let's take a quick look at how to apply Kinesiology Tape.
Anchor – The correct terminology for the end of the tape, usually the last two or three inches. It is used as the base with which to apply the tape. The anchor should never be stretched, ensure it is always applied without tension.
Stretch – Usually, you won't want to extend the tape to its full stretching capability when applying, but most instructions will request at least some degree of stretch. It could be described as little to no stretching, light stretching or moderate stretching. Or you could see percentages, such as 50% for stretching to half of the tape's full stretch, 25% for between none and half, and 75% between half and full stretch, and so on.
Flex – If you're asked to flex and limb or joint, it simply means to extend the muscle or bend the joint. 'Dorsiflex' refers to the opposite, for example, with an ankle, it would mean bending it backwards.
Before you do anything, make sure your skin is clean, dry and free of any oils, lotions or creams. This will enable the tape to stick more securely and ensure you don't have the ends peeling off.
Don't apply kinesiology tape to damaged or broken skin, and if your skin is particularly sensitive, try testing out a small section for a period of around 24 hours to check that you don't suffer any ill-effects before applying a full taping job. Also, make sure you give it at least an hour after applying if you plan on swimming while wearing.
It's not always necessary to stretch the tape while applying, but you will generally need to stretch the area of the body which you're applying it to, unless it's a joint, in which case you should bend it rather than extend it.
A good practice after cutting the tape to whichever shape you want, is to round off the tape by cutting off the corners.
Once you've done that, peel away the backing of the tape around two or three inches down the piece you cut to make an anchor point.
Apply this anchor to the skin first, avoiding any contact with previously placed strips, while also making sure not to stretch the anchor point, otherwise it won't stick properly.
Spread the tape over the designated body pat, stretching it as much or as little as you are instructed. Once it's stuck down, rub it all over to activate the head adhesive and seal a strong bond between the skin and the tape.
Try not to allow the tape to wrinkle, as this could create an unwanted pressure point.
Before we get in to specifics, let's remind you of the shapes you'll be needing fr our examples.
A standard strip of tape with no cuts or alterations. Kinesiology tape is generally manufactured in a role of I strips. Particularly effective when applied to injured muscles.
A strip of I tape which has been cut down the middle to produce two 'tails', but still remains attached at the end.
Achieved by taking a strip of I tape, folding it in half and cutting down the folded centre instead of from the ends. When unfolded, there will be a large 'hole' in the middle yet the ends are all still joined – like a donut. This technique is often seen on the knee, when the kneecap occupies the donut's hole and the donut's sides are taped around it.
What you need: Three I strips, two identical in length and one shorter.
Get into a seated position and bend forward as much as is comfortably possible.
Apply the first two strips vertically along the lower back, parallel to each other, from the bottom of the spine up to the bottom of the ribs. There should be little to no stretch on these two strips as your back is fully stretched.
Without changing the position of your back, apply the third strip of tape horizontally across the two vertical strips, targeting the sore or painful point of your lower back. Unlike the first two strips, there should be a moderate stretch of about 50% applied to the middle of the area of this final strip. Remember that the anchor at either end of the tape is stuck to the skin with no stretch.
What you need: One I strip cut into a donut, one shorter I strip.
Sit down, raise you knee slightly and place a cushion or pillow underneath it.
Before creating the donut, measure the I strip by ensuring it will cover from bottom of the patellar tendon below the kneecap.
Once you've cut the donut shape, apply the first anchor over the patellar tendon and open out the donut shape over the kneecap, so the top of it is visible through the hole. This should be applied with 50% stretch.
Apply the edges of the hole around the sides of the kneecap and continue application, with the remainder of the tape covering the bottom of the quadriceps above the kneecap.
The shorter I strip of around five inches should then be applied horizontally below the knee cap, also with 50% stretch.
What you need: Two I strips, identical in length.
Position your foot behind you and stretch your calf with your heel placed firmly on the ground.
Place the anchor of the first strip of tape just above the top of the Achilles tendon on the back of your left, and apply with the 25% stretch around the right-hand side of the calf muscle.
Do the same with the other strip, but place the bottom anchor so it overlaps the bottom anchor of the first strip, and apply it over the left-hand side of the calf muscle.
What you need: One Y strip, one I strip.
Position yourself so your neck is stretched fully downwards and your head is facing the floor.
Place the anchor of the Y strip between the middle of the shoulder blades and extend the two tails vertically up towards the neck, without any stretch and leaving a small gap between them.
Targeting the sore of painful area of the neck, apply the I strip horizontally at full stretch.
If it is easier, tear the backing in the middle of the tape rather than at the end, so the adhesive is exposed in the middle but you are still able hold both anchors – similar to how you would apply a plaster.
What you need: Three I strips, one longer and two shorter.
From a sitting position, keep the knee slightly bent but extend the leg and the ankle so that the foot is pointing downwards away from the leg.
Apply the longer I strip vertically from the bottom of the shin to the top with a 50% stretch. Ensure that it covers the specific area of pain.
Now, focus on the area of pain nice more. Take the two shorter (around five inches long) I strips and, both horizontally, place one above the area of pain and one below. They should be applied with a 75% stretch.
The best tip we can offer when it comes to removing your kinesiology tape is to peel the skin fro the tape, not the tape from the skin.
But in terms of the actual process, firstly make sure you're removing the tape in the same direction as the growth of the hair underneath it, and whatever you do don't rip the tape off like a plaster!
Start slowly, folding the corners of the edge back gradually, ensuring that you're laying the removed tape on the back of the applied tape, as opposed to pulling the tape above and away from your arm.
As you're peeling off the tape, hold your skin down with your other hand and either tap it, or pull it gently in the opposite direction of the tape. This helps the skin and the tape to separate more efficiently but with no discomfort.
If the tape has been applied over a particularly hairy part of the body, it helps to press down on the tape as you are peeling it off, as the pressure helps avoid further pain. It's wise to have shaved the area before applying the tape but, as this isn't always practical, taking this precaution will be necessary to some.
Need a little extra assistance? Apply oil directly onto the tape, rub it in and wait around 10 to 20 minutes before removing it slowly. This will help reduce the stickiness of the tape and make it easier to remove.
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And this:
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How can I do that?
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Learn all he can and put his training to the best advantage: Irish republicans in the British Army
It is probably not coincidental that the passing of the very last of the generation who fought in the first world war has coincided with a rise in overt nationalism centred around displays of the poppy as a symbol of British military commemoration. With the second world war generation, too, now dwindling rapidly, an aggressively vocal lobby insistently equates both generation's sacrifice, as individuals and units, with a celebration of British imperial policy and militarism. This is conducted at such a volume that it drowns out any nuanced discussion of the experience of serving in the British forces. This is maybe most acute for those, particularly in Ireland, whose relatives were more likely driven into the British Army by circumstances than any political conviction.
You can get a clear, and unapologetic, sense of what the poppy, as a symbol, is intended to commemorate from the British Legion. Under its pages on remembrance, it specifically stipulates that it includes the recent conflict in the north (one in which the British army was allowed to use violence with impunity). The Legion also pointedly includes "…those who fought with them and alongside them", which would obviously cover the local unionist militias, the RUC and UDR, which were both discredited and then disbanded. Arguably it also extends to the unionist paramilitary groups like the UDA and UVF who fought 'alongside them', given the British government's continuing refusal to open up its archives on the extent to which it operated those groups as local counter-gangs.
There is peculiar lobby among the likes of Fine Gael and the Irish Labour party that try and promote the poppy. The kindest thing that can be said about it is that they appear to barely have a surface knowledge of what the British Legion actually tells us the poppy is meant to commemorate. Ironically, the leader of the Irish government probably wore a British Legion poppy in Leinster House the other day simply to provoke Sinn Féin members present (in the hope that he could use a backlash to retrospectively validate his embarrassing car crash comments about sexism in an interview the previous day).
What we are seeing there, really, is the long term impact on censorship in the south. After Section 31 of the broadcasting ban lapsed, media censorship, and the world view it had promoted, have more or less persisted in a voluntary form. No real attempt has been made in the south to either revisit events or explore other perspectives on the conflict in the north and, in reality, most people who formed their views, values and opinions under Section 31 have no sense of having been exposed to heavily censored media coverage. That pretty much extends to any genuine understanding of the typical Irish experience in the British military which many seem to completely blur with a broader anti-republicanism sensibility.
Ex-servicemen (and indeed some still enlisted in the British army) appear to have always been a component of republican organisations. IRB leader William Harbinson's life is illustrative of how young men typically ended up in the British Army. Driven from his birthplace in Ballinderry to Liverpool at the height of the famine, he enlisted underage. Perhaps unsurprisingly, his army service was punctuated with bouts of ill-health. Yet, through the likes of Harbinson, the IRB organisation appears to have relied upon serving British soldiers for access to military capability and arms.
The year after Harbinson's death, James Connolly was born – brought up in great poverty, he too enlisted underage in the British Army and was one of a number of those who participated in 1916 that had a military background. It is notable, now, how the input of ex-servicemen surely contributed to the overall tactical view of the IRB. It embraced using some form of conventional standing army to establish an Irish republic, either using serving soldiers (as in 1867) or the Irish volunteers and Citizen's Army (as in 1916). After 1916, and the formation of an Irish Republican Army, ironically, the tactical remit instead shifted to guerrilla actions (even though it still had many members who were former British soldiers).
In Belfast in 1920-22, ex-servicemen were prominent in the ad hoc defence of districts that came under attack from unionists. Joseph Giles, a former soldier killed when the military opened fire in Bombay Street on 22nd July 1920 is noted as an IRA volunteer in Jim McDermot's Northern Divisions. Other former soldiers, like Daniel Hughes and Freddy Craig, were killed when unionists attacked their home districts or, as in the case of Malachy Halfpenny, were abducted, tortured and killed by B Specials. In some districts, like Ballymacarret, many ex-servicemen were believed to have joined the IRA and provided the spine of the republican forces that defended the district from attack. Certainly, in most IRA units, former British soldiers provided the technical support to maintain weapons and train in their use. Even in the 1950s, the IRA was able to place members inside British Army barracks in preparation for arms raids. In the 1970s, again in the face of unionist violence, ex-servicemen (this time, formally) grouped themselves under the banner of the Catholic (later 'Local') Ex-Servicemen's Association.
In areas of high socio-economic deprivation (across Ireland), the needs of the British for servicemen offered an opportunity for the paid work (and pension) and a trade that were often denied to them in their own districts. How far the economic necessity that drove them into the services was underscored by political support is difficult to disentangle.
One hundred years ago, Charles O'Neill, my great-grandfather, a veteran of both India and the Boer War, was serving on the Italian front. He also had a brother at sea with the British Navy. After the war he was still burnt out of Ballyhackamore and driven from his work by 'loyalists'. Whether he was political at all, never mind supportive of British imperial policy, he was to be brutally schooled in the value placed on his military service. Yet economics also dictated that two of his sons (my granny's brothers, Andy and Charlie) also fought in the British Army during the second world war (my granny also had one brother-in-law in the US Army and another as Adjutant-General of the IRA). Charles, Andy and Charlie's experience was probably typical. Political or not, they chose not to serve in the likes of the RUC or UDR that the British Legion now commemorate as having fought alongside the British Army. I suspect the current flag-waving poppy celebrations of the British Legion would be completely alien to them.
The traditional inclusion of ex-servicemen within Irish republican organisations is often overlooked and has probably yet to be fully explored. Opening it up may provide some rich insights. While a British soldier in Dublin, James Connolly likely participated in war games that included defending Dublin city. Given that he was one of a number of former servicemen who took part in the Rising, was the often derided military plan for the Rising based on an insight into the British defensive strategy practised in war games in which the likes of Connolly took place?
Connolly may also have provided the most succinct rationalisation of the motivation behind a young Irish man joining the British Army "…let him make the best of it and learn all he can and put his training to the best advantage he can when he comes out. A well-trained soldier will always find his allotted place in the community."
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9 responses to "Learn all he can and put his training to the best advantage: Irish republicans in the British Army"
"former soldiers, like Daniel Hughes and Freddy Craig, were killed when unionists attacked their home districts or, as in the case of Malachy Halfpenny, were abducted, tortured and killed by B Specials"
After the war he was still burnt out of Ballyhackamore and driven from his work by 'loyalists'.
In other words, John, Catholic ex-servicemen didn't count in NI
https://eurofree3.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/catholic-ex-servicemen-dont-count/
John O'Neill says:
Pretty much. Look at CESA – all ex-Servicemen – tried to advise British Army on where it was going wrong in nationalist districts. Totally ignored (in fact at least 7 CESA members were killed, some specifically targeted by countergangs). All ignoring them illustrates is that British Army tactics weren't haphazard or based on erroneous beliefs about their impact. They had been told by former servicemen who they showed their disdain for by disregarding completely.
ge says:
"… the oft derided plan …"
Take the forces at hand, a map of Dublin and game 1916 out a hundred times and you will never, ever came within a mile of matching the performance of the rebels in Dublin.
The Battle of Mount St Bridge for example.
it happens every year and every year we are surprised by it.
i'd almost call it a culture war but only one side is partaking.
your opening point about this escalating as the people who were there and can challenge the narrative die off is a good one. An article on history ireland deals with the change in the mood of the country as the war progressed.
There are lots of angles this can be approached from.
Your point
the logic of shooting germans and turks to get home rule while others were shooting germans and turks to prevent it. i don't think they even had a say.
41 million dead. politicians and generals getting off the hook in such a stomach churning waste of life by remembering their bravery.
Maybe if progressives were ready for it.
http://www.theirishstory.com/2012/11/12/opinion-remembering-world-war-i-in-ireland/#.WgeJrYhpFad
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