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Performance Taping
for Performance Trainers
Presented by: Dr. Mark Scappaticci
* Participants will receive
Performance Taping certification
Register now at:
www.performancetaping.com
Course Date:
Saturday, August 25th 9:00am- 5:00pm
Sunday, August 26th 9:00am- 1:00pm
Course Location: STOTT PILATES
2200 Yonge St. suite 500
416-482-4050
What is Performance Taping and what are the potential benefits?
Performance Taping involves placing strips of elastic kinesiology tape called Performance Tape on
the skin to balance muscle function. Performance Taping, unlike conventional athletic taping is
applied in a manner that allows the body to move freely without restriction. Performance Taping
can be used to help balance muscle firing patterns and improve joint function. Performance Tape
is used by amateur, Olympic and professional athletes to help optimize performance. This taping
procedure can help improve the quality of your client’s movement and improve the efficiency of
your program design.
What is involved?
After a functional evaluation, Performance Tape is placed over the muscles in a manner to either
increase or decrease muscle activation. The intention is to optimize motor recruitment in order
to improve the quality of movement of prescribed exercises.
How does it work and why is it effective?
Performance Taping works by affecting the specialized nerve receptors of the skin and the
underlying fascia through the gentle tugging action the tape offers during movement. This results
in normalization of motor function and improves quality of movement.
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Performance Taping for Performance Trainers
Course Objective
Fitness trainers will learn how to assess their clients for muscle imbalances and learn
how to apply Performance Tape using the Performance Taping method, to normalize
nervous system activity, balance muscle activation and improve quality of movement
for associated exercises.
Course Format
This course will teach fitness trainers Performance Taping applications appropriate
for their clients.
This 12 hour course will include a mixture of classroom
presentations and practical lab sessions that will allow for extensive practice, with
active feedback and guidance from the course instructors. During the practical lab
sessions, students will learn how to perform and interpret functional assessments and
they will learn the appropriate associated taping applications and corrective
exercises. Extensive opportunities for feedback and practice in the hands-on lab
sessions is a key feature of this course, ensuring that students develop assessment
and taping skills that will translate directly to improved outcomes for their clients.
About Dr. Mark Scappaticci
Dr. Scappaticci, DC, BSc(Hons), DAp, FRCCSS(c), CKTI is the originator of Functional
The FIT Institute
Integrated Therapy tm an innovative and highly successful approach used to manage
injuries and enhance athletic performance. He manages recovery and performance
optimization for top professional and amateur athletes from around the world. The
list of athletes he has treated includes top performers from players in the National
Hockey League, the Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the
National Basketball Association, the Canadian Football League as well as Olympic
and World Championship track and field athletes. Dr. Scappaticci is a doctor of
Chiropractic with a fellowship in Chiropractic Sports Sciences, a Lead instructor of
Active Release Techniques, director of the Functional Integrated Needling program,
past certified Kinesio Taping Instructor, as well as being the inventor of the Fascial
Abrasion Technique Tool.
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Course Outline
Topic
Introduction
(20 min)
What is
Performance
Taping, Key
Benefits and
Key Concepts
Method
Instructor and
participant
introduction
Course introduction : Course objectives, agenda, format, and
participant materials
Lecture and
discussion exercise
Performance Taping:
What is it (includes student practice)
Benefits
Theory - How it works (normalization of nervous system
function and muscle balance activation)
Additional physiology (Skin, fascia, deep fascia, muscles,
muscle types, nervous system, neuro-matrix theory)
Lecture and
student activity
Upper
(70 min)
Introduction
to Common
Syndromes
Details / Process
(90 min)
Cross Syndrome:
Definition
Static posture
Short, tight and weak, inhibited muscles
What is muscle tightness
Lower Cross Syndrome
Same as above
Assessment:
Functional
Tests
Lecture,
demonstration and
student practice
(8 hrs)
How to identify /test for the most common areas of muscle
imbalance (approx 15) tests addressing:
Shoulder girdle
Trunk
Hips
Thighs
Knee
Ankle
Session will address:
How to assess
Associated tape procedure to facilitate or inhibit
Corrective exercises
Assessment
(60 min)
Learning-based
evaluation and
final practice
Participant test/demonstration and instructor feedback to ensure
proper technique.
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