Today I decided to focus on the tools used for physical therapy. The first image shown is a goniometer. The goniometer is used to measure range of motion. For example, if a patient had a rotator cuff tear, they would have limited range of motion. After therapy and stretching, week by week their range of motion should increase. The picture to the right is a myofascial releaser that is used to break up the soft tissue to provide pain relief and looser muscles. It is rubbed over top of the skin and dug into the muscle. The last picture is a picture of kinesio tape, which most people have probaly heard of before or seen on people. Kinesio tape is used to hold things and place an take pressure off of certain areas on your body, wherever the pain is.
