[neurospast]

I am wondering if Jowales has any experience with taping or has ever looked into research. As far as I know only taping and collar and cuff are effective (research 2004, cannot remember which magazine but seemed sound) so all the fancy collars one can buy are, according to that research, a waiste of time. jowales could also and would have given you an idea what you might do in stead of taping if... he or she (I expect a he), he knew what he was talking about. Look into tresearch first before you believe what I write here But.... taping should be done oblique from caudal to cranial and both from dorsal as well as ventral over the deltoid over the sides you can add some strips of paralel taping. Before taping,The shoulder joint should be put in an 30dgrs abduction with some flexion in an none sublucated position.
How it could work? well ask Mc Connell because he does the theory behind taping. When taping? Asap and change the tape every week until you get some muscle tone but abbandon when you get allergic reactions or no effect after some months. For whom? Painful shoulders. Advantage? patient and nursing staff are not puzzled by the complexity of 'collar and cuff' and for shure not by the ones you can buy over the counter which allways give a lot of fun by the different ways these can be used. (in general they have a strapp under the other shoulder which irritates most patients after some time.