Spine Solvers Inc.

Kinesio Taping Seminars

For health care professionals, our mission is to provide pain management information, consultation, and skill building in the form of continuing education. To this end, SPINE SOLVERS INC. sponsors KINESIO TAPING Method Instructional Seminars in the Greater New York area for licensed physical and occupational therapists and assistants, physicians, nurses, and other hands hands-on licensed medical professionals.

KINESIO TAPING is a powerful modality with very few contraindications that can be used for pain reduction, edema control, myofascial release, scar management, tendon and ligament support, muscle re-balancing and re-education, and can extend the effects of your manual treatment well beyond what you achieve in the clinic.

For more information about the KINESIO TAPING Method, click on the KINESIO TAPING Association website: http://www.kinesiotaping.com

If you are interested in receiving notifications about future Kinesio Taping Seminar dates, click here: info@spinesolvers.com

Kinesio Taping Seminars are now being managed by Live and Learn Consulting.
Please send your checks to Live and Learn Consulting:
PO Box 76, Southbury, CT 06488

NYC Kinesio Taping Seminars

APPROVED BY KTA (Kinesio Taping Association)
APPROVED FOR CEU’S (PTs, PTAs (9.6 units) OTs, COTAs, MTs, & ATCs)

KT1 & KT2
Sunday-Monday, March 4-5, 2012
8:30am–6:00pm
TOURO COLLEGE
West 23rd Street, Manhattan

CHECKS ONLY: $599
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the KT1 & KT2
Send your check ASAP to reserve your place in the class.

If you also wish to take the KT3 on May 6, do not wait to sign up.
(Just email us and we can use your information from the KT1 & KT2.)

KT3
Sunday, May 6, 2012
8:00am–5:30pm
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
430 East 67th Street, Manhattan

CHECKS ONLY: $299 • $250 for MSKCC participants
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the KT3
Send your check ASAP to reserve your place in the class.

ATTENTION MSKCC ATTENDEES:
You will be guaranteed a place in the KT3 class for $250 until March 1, 2012.
After March 1, we will accept all registrations on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you also wish to take the KT3 on May 6, do not wait to sign up.
(Just email us and we can use your information from the KT1 & KT2.)

CHICAGO Kinesio Taping Seminars

APPROVED BY KTA (Kinesio Taping Association)
APPROVED* FOR CEU’S (PTs, PTAs, OTs, COTAs, MTs, & ATCs)
*pending for IPTA

KT1 & KT2, KT3 PACKAGE
Thursday, April 19 & Saturday, April 21, 2012, Friday, May 18, 2012
8:00am–5:30pm
COUNTRY INN AND SUITES
1837 Centre Point Circle, Naperville, IL 60563

CHECKS ONLY: $775* (Save $123) • $675 (Manor Care employees’ special rate – Save $223)
* There is no early-bird for the package. Please mark $775 or $675 on the form.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE KT1 & KT2, KT3 PACKAGE
Send your check ASAP to reserve your place in the class.

KT1 & KT2
Thursday, April 19 & Saturday, April 21, 2012
8:00am–5:30pm
COUNTRY INN AND SUITES
1837 Centre Point Circle, Naperville, IL 60563

CHECKS ONLY: $599* •  $575 (early-bird) $550 (Manor Care employees’ special rate, pay by 3/15)
* There is no early-bird for the course; Please mark $599 or $550 on the form.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the KT1 & KT2
Send your check ASAP to reserve your place in the class.

KT3
Friday, May 18, 2012
8:00am–5:30pm
COUNTRY INN AND SUITES
1837 Centre Point Circle, Naperville, IL 60563

CHECKS ONLY: $299 • $250 (Manor Care employees’ special rate – by 3/15)
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the KT3
Send your check ASAP to reserve your place in the class.

ATTENTION MANOR CARE ATTENDEES:
You will be guaranteed a place in the KT1 & KT2 and KT3 until March 15, 2012.
After March 15, we will accept all registrations on a first-come, first-served basis.

Seminar Descriptions

The KT1 Course is designed to introduce practitioners to the Kinesio Taping® Method. Over the course of this 8 hour class, the instructor will introduce Kinesio Taping concepts, theory and history and discuss the four major physiological effects – skin, muscle, circulatory/lymphatic and joint. During lab sessions, attendees will have ample time to practice Assessment Tests approved for the enhancement of your KT skills and muscle applications for both the upper and lower body. Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to discuss and apply the Kinesio Taping® Method to relax overuse syndromes, stimulate weak muscles, and decrease pain and swelling.

The KT2 Course builds on material learned in KT1. During this 8 hour class, the instructor will introduce the six Corrective Techniques (Mechanical, Functional, Space, Fascia, Ligament/Tendon, and Lymphatic) and discuss their application in a variety of clinical conditions. During lab sessions, attendees will have ample time to practice applying these techniques to a variety of upper and lower body conditions. Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to discuss and apply the KT Method to orthopedic & neurological conditions.

Included in the price of this 2-day course are the following:

• Kinesio Taping full color reference workbooks
• 3 rolls of Kinesio Tex Tape to use during lab sessions
• 3 months KTA membership with access to database
• Attendance Verification and Certificate of Completion
• Morning and afternoon snacks

The KT3 Kinesio Taping® Certification Course reviews KT1 and KT2 coursework with extra lab time for attendees to practice their skills on a variety of clinical applications. KT3 can be designed to allow the instructor to cater towards specific practitioner protocols, clinical applications, and practitioner population and address specific professions (pediatrics, hand therapy, sports medicine, chiropractic, etc.) or clinical conditions (stroke, scoliosis, lymphedema, etc.). KT3 can also be set up as a general orthopedic course and may incorporate any or all of the following: unusual tapings, variations on standard tapings, problem solving, and “live patients”. This course is a minimum of 8 hours. Upon completion of this course and prerequisite KT1, KT2 seminar, attendees will be eligible to request and take the exam to become a Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner (CKTP).

Note: Students can request to take the exam but will not receive CKTP certificate until they graduate.

Included in the price of this 1-day course are the following:

• Kinesio Taping full color reference workbook for KT3
• 3 rolls of Kinesio Tex Tape to use during lab sessions
• Attendance Verification and Certificate of Completion
• Morning and afternoon snacks

What is a Certified Kinesio Taping® Practitioner (CKTP)?
With an ever growing foundation of health professionals working to become certified in the Kinesio Taping® Method, the Kinesio Taping® Association International (KTAI) has designed a certification process that will allow dedicated practitioners to earn their designation as a Certified Kinesio Taping® Practitioner (CKTP).

CKTP Certification demonstrates your recognized skill in the Kinesio Taping® Method and assures patients that you have met a high level of professional knowledge. You can add the designation of CKTP to your professional title, allowing for enhanced advertising and marketing. As a CKTP You have the option of being recognized and listed by name and location on the Kinesio Taping® website for patient referral.

Other advantages are as follows:

• You will be eligible to be chosen as a lab assistant at approved Kinesio Taping® seminars.
• You may submit your own case studies and research for annual United States and International KTAI Symposiums.
• You may submit case studies, research and articles of interest to Kinesio’s quarterly publication Advance Healing.
• You have the option of being recognized and listed by name and location on the Kinesio Taping® website for patient referral (CKTP Elite membership required).

What are the requirements to become a CKTP?

• Completion of KTAI approved KT1, KT2 and KT3 level courses.
• Submission of a copy of your course certificate with the approved course codes, completed Certification Exam Form and a check or money order in the amount of $99.00 (processing fee) made payable to Kinesio Taping® Association International.
• Fulfillment of online instructions, which will be sent to you via email. You must provide a valid email address on your request.
• Submission of your test with the necessary 80% passing grade. The Kinesio Taping® Association International will contact you with your results. Individuals may retake the test once at no additional charge within a certain time period.
• Beginning January 1, 2011, the KTAI has introduced a CKTP Certification Mark License Agreement which will be a requirement to be recognized as a CKTP. As part of this agreement, a membership to the KTAI at one of the three levels is required.