The use of Kinesiology Taping Method in the treatment of pathological behavior acre of the lower limbs in children

Author: Jana Bouzková Institution: Faculty Hospital of Hradec Králové Rehabilitation Clinic Title: The use of Kinesiology Taping Method in the treatment of pathological behavior aker of the lower limbs in children Supervisor: Mgr. Petr Molnár Number of pages: 65 Number of attachments: 2 Year of Completion: 2015 Keywords: arches of the foot, pes planovalgus, valgus heel, Elastic therapeutic tape, correction techniques The theme of this thesis is the early recognition of flat foot in preschool children and the possibility of influencing this health condition by a suitable application Elastic therapeutic tape technique. In the theoretical part I filed a categorized knowledge about the functional anatomy of foot muscular and joint complex, of foot genesis particularity as well as of the disorder etiology. This part is followed by presenting a new, conservative method of treatment, its effects and application techniques. The empirical part contains case interpretations of two probands with the pes planus diagnosis. By applying the kinesiology tape, we influence the foot to change its pathological position into neutral position. By this we stimulate the afferentation and change the movement pattern consequently. The utilisation comes out of universally valid principles of neurophysiology that allow the..