Kinesio Tape Course (KT3)
Location: University of North Texas Medical Education & Training 1000 Montgomery St; Fort Worth, TX
Ensign Services, Inc. hosts seminars in facilities that are ADA accessible. Please let Jon Anderson, jonanderson@ensigngroup.net know if you need any special accommodation.
Instructor: Virginia “Dee” Ellis, PTA, CKTI
Dee is a Physical Therapist Assistant who has practiced in many different settings and states. Dee specializes in aquatic therapy, Pilates based spinal stabilization and orthopedic outpatient rehab. She has been a PTA for 15 years, graduating with her A.A.S. from Community Colleges of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas with a Gerontology Wellness Specialty. She also did undergraduate study at San Diego State University in California. Dee has a special interest in wellness and prevention.
Dee has been a Certified Kinesio® Taping Practitioner for 8 years and has been a Certified Kinesio® Taping Instructor since 2005. Dee has her American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Advanced Proficiency in the musculoskeletal realm and was the recipient of the Texas Physical Therapy Association’s (TPTA) Joy Davenport award in 2008. She is an active volunteer in the APTA, the TPTA and the Aquatic Section of the APTA. Dee has presented continuing education on Electrical Modalities, Aquatic Physical Therapy and Kinesio® Taping: Fundamentals and Whole Body Techniques.
Dee currently works for as a PRN for local south Texas hospital systems and home health agencies.
KT3 Costs:
For non Ensign therapists the cost will be $279.00
KT3 Course Description:
Purpose: Assimilate and progress clinical problem solving skills using the Kinesio Taping Method
Required Text: Kinesio Taping Work Books (WB) 1-6—pg references for taping (bring from KT1/2)
Suggested Text: Clinical Therapeutic Applications of the Kinesio Taping Method (page #’s in parenthesis)
KT3 Course Objectives:
1. Demonstrate ability to problem solve clinical case studies and utilization of Kinesio Tape to effectivelyenhance patient status/progress.
2. Fulfill requirements to apply for Kinesio Taping Practitioner Certification through Kinesio Taping Association, USA
REGISTRATION & Check in begins at 7:30 a.m. Course from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
For information regarding pre-registration and to hold your spot for the course, please contact Kelly Wallerstedt at kwallerstedt@ensigngroup.net