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You may have noticed a multitude of olympic athletes across all competitions sporting a fancy looking, multi-colored tape. Kinesiotape is a special tape used support, relax, or stimulate a specific body part. You’d be surprised to find that health care professionals achieve levels of certification in being able to use Kinesiotape for certain musculoskeletal problems. Mary Margaret Crowson, PT, DPT of GT Physical Therapy is certified in Kinesiotape application and has had great success with it. Conditions such as shoulder pain, low back pain, neck pain, thoracic pain, elbow problems, knee pain, and swelling in joints or other areas all respond very well and fairly immediate to Kinesiotape when applied properly. Dr. Crowson will use it to achieve a specific function depending on the problem being treated. It’s not a simple process by any means, but the desired outcome is very simple – Increase function and decrease pain.

Kinesiotape does not improve the ability of an unaffected body part so it’s not a performance enhancer. However, if you have a body part that is bothering you, Kinesiotape can provide immediate relief and motion improvement (if there’s a deficit).

In July, the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy published a study of 42 people with shoulder injuries. Half of them were treated with Kinesio tape applied in a pattern designed to support the injured muscle. The other half were given a “sham” treatment in which two strips of tape were simply pressed across the arm. The study was conducted by physical therapists at Winn Army Community Hospital in Fort Stewart, Ga., who didn’t receive funding from the tape company. Notably, the study participants who received the real therapeutic tape treatment reported an immediate improvement in pain.

Call us to see if Kinesiotape can help you move better and feel better! 662-773-3700. To see how it can be used in a simple fashion to correct knee pain, check out Immediate Knee Pain Relief with Kinesiotape

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Wade Baskin here! Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in removing pain, restoring motion, and improving the way you move.   I am the owner of GT Physical Therapy, and I love helping people get out of pain, move better – stronger – faster! Moreover, I have no tolerance for old or non-skilled methods that simply don’t work or take forever to get results. My philosophy?…”There is always a better way.”

I travel the globe, study from the best, practice and develop cutting edge, pain-free methods to get rid of physical problems that hold you back or keep you down. I then teach and train my staff to handle all physical pain problems with rapid proficiency. With 20 years of proven success, I love helping people who are motivated, open-minded, positive, and ready to get better. I expect positive results in my first session with you – most conditions should expect greater than 50% relief and a notable motion improvement (if there is a movement problem). I achieve 80% or better most of the time. We expect you to walk out feeling better and moving better the first day!

I personally specialize in shoulder pain, frozen shoulder, neck pain, low back pain, hamstring strains, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and tennis elbow. My team of Doctors of Physical Therapy are also specially trained to handle these problems and much more. Whether you want to improve your running or exercise/training ability, recover from an injury, recover from a surgery, get rid of a pain or a lot of pains, or simply move better, faster, and stronger – we can definitely help you!

We also love working with people who have tried everything, have had other physical therapy, chiropractic, medicine, injections…the works. If everything has failed to help you with your problem, you must give us a chance to help you finally get results. Call us now at 662-773-3700. If you live too far away, we’ll work to find you a good practitioner. We have people who travel to us for 1 visit a week and achieve lasting, progressive results. It’s worth it! Feel Better Now! Visit us at GT Physical Therapy!

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We have excellent area physician relations if you need one. If you need a referral to therapy, our MD’s and Nurse Practitioners are ready to help you. They know us  professionally and personally

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