Today's Quick Links come from Better Movement, Kettlebell Therapy, and Dynamic Chiropractic via Dr. Perry Nickelston.

Is your lumbar patient only partially compliant with postural correction/derangement reduction exercises? Here is a simple, yet effective method to improve postural awareness of the lumbar spine with taping.

If your patients are having trouble with unilateral cervical, upper trap, and/or shoulder pain, here is a way to give them feedback on their scapular position.

via Sports Medicine Research

The analysis found some improvements for strength, ROM, and force sense error in different joints/areas of the body. They did not find improvements in pain, ankle proprioception, or muscle activity.

I have no formal experience with kinesiotaping, but I have taped using Mulligan's recommended methods for various conditions like ankle sprains and PFS. I remember a study that looked at McConnell taping for PFS. The 3 groups were taped in neutral, laterally, and medially. ALL 3 improved and the authors concluded there was no mechanical effect and it must have been neurologic/proprioceptive.