Table of Contents

Introduction

PART 1: WHAT IS ACUTAPING?

Acutaping: A New Therapeutic Method
The Foundation: Kinesio-Taping

What Is the Basis of Acutaping?
The Influence of Chinese Medicine
The Influence of Acupuncture
The Influence of Manual Medicine and Osteopathy

How Does Acutaping Work?
Examples of Acutaping Therapy

Who Can Benefit from Acutaping?
Various Indications for the Effective Use of Acutaping
Against What Sort of Pain Is Acutaping Effective?

Acutaping in Sports Medicine

When Not to Use Acutaping
Complex or Structural Disorders
Other Factors Pertaining to a Disorder
When Acutaping Is Not Advised

Acutape: Information and Tips
Description of the Acutape
Some Practical Tips
Acutape Colors
What Areas of the Body Can Be Treated?
Duration of Therapy
How To Prevent Failure

A Sightseeing Tour around the Human Body
Head, Chest, Abdominal, and Pelvic Regions
The Arms
The Legs

PART 2: HOW TO USE ACUTAPE

1. Finger and Forearm Extensor Tape
2. Finger and Forearm Flexor Tape
3. Thumb Saddle Joint Tape
4. Elbow Joint Extensor Tape
5. Elbow Joint Flexor Tape
6. Pectoral Muscle Tape
7. Trapezius Muscle Tape
8. Levator Scapula Muscle Tape
9. Rotator Cuff Muscle Tape
10. Levator Costarum (or Scalenus) Muscle Tape
11. Rhomboid Muscle Tape
12. Cervical Spine Tape
13. Cervical Spine Lymph Tape
14. Thoracic Spine Tape
15. Lumbar Spine Tape
16. Lumbar Spine Star Tape
17. Sacroiliac Joint Tape
18. Abdominal Muscle Tape (Rectus Abdominus)
19. Abdominal Muscle Tape (Oblique Muscles)
20. Pelvic Bone Muscle Tape
21. Hip And Loin Flexor (Iliopsoas) Muscle Tape
22. Knee Tape
23. Combination Tape
24. Knee Flexor Tape
25. Achilles Tendon and Ankle Joint Tape

Appendix: Ailments From A to Z

Afterword

Sources of Acutape

Index

About the Author

Hans-Ulrich Hecker, M.D., is an internationally known expert in acupuncture and Chinese medicine. He is a lecturer in naturopathy and acupuncture at the University of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany and the author of numerous books translated into many languages. Kay Liebchen, M.D., is an orthopedist who specializes in pain therapy, acupuncture, and acutaping. He teaches chirotherapy at the Dr. Karl Sell Medical Seminar and is the coauthor of numerous textbooks. The authors live in Germany.

Reviews

"With straightforward diagnostic lists, easy instructions with tips, great color photographs, and an appendix of ailments, this guidebook will appeal to those interested in trying this conservative-care approach to pain management at home. It is also appropriate for healthcare professionals working with musculoskeletal problems. Recommended for acupuncture, massage, naturopathic, chiropractic, and osteopathic school libraries as well as for most public libraries."
*Janet Tapper, Library Journal, April 2007*

"Here's a guide to a new method of pain treatment, acutaping, which offers an easier alternative . . . Any bodywork health library needs this."
*The Midwest Book Review, April 08*