Kinesio Taping Foundations Course
New expedited course format with all the Kinesio Taping® Assessments, Fundamental Concepts & Taping Techniques along with advanced techniques and clinical reasoning with problem solving clinical cases and lab sessions to practice assessments, screenings and applying techniques to a variety of upper and lower body conditions.
Date: May 17 & 18, 2025
Location: 30801 Barrington Street, Madison Heights, MI 48071
Hours: 7:30am Registration, 8:00am to 5:00pm Class, 1 hour lunch on your own
Cost: $589 early bird until May 1, 2025, or $659 after
Contact: Amy Powell at pow.welltaping@gmail.com or 231-357-1457
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Course Description
The Kinesio Taping Foundations Course is a hybrid course that will present all the concepts and techniques of Kinesio Taping in an expedited 2 day course format for certification (CKTP). The course will be held over an 8 Hour two-day period with a 4 Hour online Pre-course. The Kinesio online Pre-course must be completed prior to attending the course. This course will present an overview of the development of the Kinesio Taping Method, Fundamental concepts, assessments and screening tests. (Formerly KT 1& 2) After completing fundamental concepts, the course will move into advanced techniques and clinical reasoning (Formerly KT3). Attendees will problem solve complex clinical cases requiring the application of multiple Kinesio taping techniques. Lab sessions will provide time to practice assessments and screenings, plus applying techniques to a variety of upper and lower body conditions. Instructors will provide personalized feedback to each attendee to insure a thorough grasp of the taping concepts and techniques.
*4 hours of pre-course material is required to be completed online prior to the first day of the course. The additional 16 hours is presented in person.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, the participant will be able to:
- List the best use for each type of Kinesio Tex Tape.
- Describe and demonstrate cutting at least 4 different Kinesio Taping application tape shapes: I Strip, Y Strip, Web Cut, X Cut, ETC.
- Describe a situation where it would be appropriate to use different tape cuts.
- Demonstrate the appropriate use of KMT, EDF, and Kinesio Assessments.
- Demonstrate a method of safely removing Kinesio Tex Tape from skin.
- Demonstrate the use of Kinesio Screening Assessments to identify target tissue for treatment.
- Demonstrate the proper application of Kinesio Epidermis, Dermis and Fascia Taping technique.
- Demonstrate the proper application of corrective techniques: Fascia, Mechanical, Space, Functional, Lymphatic, Tendon, Ligament and Muscle Correction.
- Describe the difference between an underactive and overactive muscle correction application.
- Identify appropriate tension range for each corrective technique.
- Describe the difference between a ligament correction and tendon correction.
- Demonstrate application of advanced Epidermis Correction Technique- Web Layering.
- Demonstrate application of advanced Dermis Correction technique- Jellyfish.
- Demonstrate application of advanced Fascia Correction Techniques- Rams Head and Manual Fascial Glide.
- Demonstrate application of advanced Circulatory Lymphatic Correction Technique- Basket Weave.
- Demonstrate the application of advanced Space Correction Technique- Scar Management Techniques.
- Demonstrate integration of Muscle Direction Tests, Screening Assessments, and Corrective Techniques to treat complex injuries such as Whiplash, Shoulder Impingement, and Chronic Knee Pain.
- Be able to apply the Kinesio Medical Taping method to a variety of muscular, orthopedic and neurological conditions.
Course Supplies
With our Foundations Course, you will receive:
- A material kit
- Free eBook
- Global Campus Learning Management System
- Certificate of Completion
- Free 60-day access to our TAD (Taping Application Database)
- Continuing support from the Kinesio Taping Association (KTAI)
- Retail, wholesale, clinical and practitioner pricing available.
Kinesio Foundations Course Kit Includes:
- Advance Healing Magazine
- Kinesio Playbook
- Kinesio Brochures
- Product Flyer
- ISOTT Booklet
- Kinesio Folding Pouch or Bag (This item may vary)
- 1 roll of Light Touch (Color may vary)
- 1 roll of Performance+ (Color may vary)
- 2 rolls of Tex Classic (Color may vary)
- 3 rolls of Tex Gold FP (Color may vary)
- 2 samples of EDF
- 2 samples of Fancuts
What to Bring
Scissors and wear comfortable clothing to allow for full range of motion and application of tape. Bring lunch or be prepared to purchase lunch on your own.
Course Requirements
In order to attend a Kinesio Taping seminar, each attendee must meet all of the following criteria:
- Must have completed 80 course hours of anatomy and physiology
- Must have a working knowledge of the musculoskeletal system
- Must be able to do assessments by evaluating and/or diagnosing injuries and conditions
- Achieved or is a student in their junior or senior year (transcripts must be provided) working towards one or more of the following credentials: ARNP, ATC, CAT(C), CCSP, CDP, CHT, CLT, CMBT, CMT, CNMT, COMT, COTA, COTA/L, CPO, CRN, CST, CT, CWS, DC, DO, DOM, DPT, Lac, LAT, LLCC, LMBT, LMP, LMT, LOT, LOTA, LPT, LPTA, MD, MDT, MLD, MOT, MOTR/L, MPT, MT, MTC, NCMT, NCTMB, NDT, NMD, NMT, NP, NRC, OCS, ODT, OMD, OPA, OT, OTA, OTC, OTR, OTR/L, PT, PT-C, PTA, PA, RMT, RN, RPT, RPTA, SLP
Who Should Attend
CEU Credits: 16 or 16 Contact Hours
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapist Assistants
- Certified Athletic Trainers
- Licensed Massage Therapists
- Doctors of Chiropractic
- Speech Therapists
- Nurse practitioners
- Paramedics
- Doctor of Medicine
- THIS COURSE IS INTENDED FOR LICENSED HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS ONLY
Continuing Education Credit
This course is accepted by many professional credentialing organizations and state professional regulatory boards. Rules and regulations change frequently without notification. Please check with your state board to confirm acceptance of contact hours. Participants must pay registration fee, sign in and out, attend the entire two day seminar, and complete an evaluation in order to receive a certificate of completion. Partial credit is not available. Please save your certificate of completion for the re-licensing process and for your CEU credit. This course is an AOTA, LMT, NCBTMB and APTA approved. This course is offered for 20 CEUs or 20 contact hours.
Confirmation and Cancellation
Confirmation of registration are sent via email within three days of receipt. Cancellations are nonrefundable. If you must cancel you can transfer it to another course from the same instructor only. Please note if you register and do not attend, you are still liable for full payment. Substitutions may be made at any time. All payment is due with registration. Payment is payable to Pow-Well, LLC included with registration form or online registration.
Benefits of becoming a CKTP
- Expand your scope of practice and your income while treating patients with a valuable and effective modality. Make yourself an outstanding candidate in a competitive job market.
- Enjoy the option of being recognized and listed by name and location on the Kinesio website for patient referral.
- Increase earning potential by teaching other health professionals to become Certified Kinesio Taping Technicians, with a little additional education
- Receive discounts on Kinesio products.
- Apply to become a Certified Kinesio Taping Instructor (CKTI). Complete the instructor training program and earn extra income teaching others the Kinesio Taping® Method.
- Add the globally recognized credential of CKTP and logo to your business card and website.
- Promote your professional practice and the Kinesio Taping Method alongside us at various events.
- Help us conduct research, and present case studies at International Kinesio Taping Symposiums.
- Submit articles of interest to our quarterly membership publication, Advance Healing.
Requirements to become a CKTP
- Have an account on KinesioTaping.com.
- Must have achieved or is a student in their junior or senior year (transcripts must be provided) working towards one or more of the following credentials: ARNP, ATC, CAT(C), CCSP, CDP, CHT, CLT, CMBT, CMT, CNMT, COMT, COTA, COTA/L, CPO, CRN, CST, CT, DC, DO, DOM, DPT, Lac, LAT, LLCC, LMBT, LMP, LMT, LOT, LOTA, LPT, LPTA, MD, MDT, MLD, MOT, MOTR/L, MPT, MT, MTC, NCMT, NCTMB, NDT, NMD, NMT, NP, NRC, OCS, ODT, OMD, OPA, OT, OTA, OTC, OTR, OTR/L, PT, PT-C, PTA, PA, RMT, RN, RPT, RPTA, SLP,
- Complete Kinesio Taping Foundations Course
- Pass online CKTP Exam with 80% or higher.
- Sign the online CKTP Certification Mark License Agreement.The CKTP Certification Mark License Agreement goes hand in hand with certification and membership. It was implemented to protect the valuable and hard-earned CKTP credentials of our practitioners and to ensure they are only used by Kinesio® certified practitioners. It also is to provide those practitioners with the ability to promote their clinics, their practice, and their expertise in the Kinesio Taping Method.
- Maintain KTAI annual membership (Any level is acceptable for certification).As a certifying organization, the KTAI is required to maintain an ongoing relationship and monitoring of our certified practitioners. With no annual re-certification requirement at this time, this is achieved through the membership system. A membership with the KTAI allows us to continue to update practitioners with the latest news, advancements and research relating to the Kinesio Taping Method via our member newsletters and Advance Healing Magazine.