So which of your tape would you recommend for a patient experiencing joint instability, dislocations/sublaxtions, extremely tight joints, hypermobility/hyper extension of joints. I have hEDS (Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
That is a good question as it depends on the joint and the movements that you are trying to resist. If you are looking to resist hyperextension of elbows or knees for example, you might want the ECO to provide more direct resistance but if you are looking to control the knees you might want the original black tattoo (probably a double layer) to have a strong resistance and recoil. Fingers and thumbs, the original black tattoo is very good as the recoil provides firm compression to stabilise the joints but at the same time you need to take a little care with circumferential applications not to cut off circulation for example. Sorry that we can only provide general information without actually assessing you. I think it will probably come down to personal preference for the movements that you are trying to address. Of course, if you need more force you can always just laminate two or more layers together before applying to increase the resistance.
So which of your tape would you recommend for a patient experiencing joint instability, dislocations/sublaxtions, extremely tight joints, hypermobility/hyper extension of joints. I have hEDS (Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
That is a good question as it depends on the joint and the movements that you are trying to resist. If you are looking to resist hyperextension of elbows or knees for example, you might want the ECO to provide more direct resistance but if you are looking to control the knees you might want the original black tattoo (probably a double layer) to have a strong resistance and recoil. Fingers and thumbs, the original black tattoo is very good as the recoil provides firm compression to stabilise the joints but at the same time you need to take a little care with circumferential applications not to cut off circulation for example. Sorry that we can only provide general information without actually assessing you. I think it will probably come down to personal preference for the movements that you are trying to address. Of course, if you need more force you can always just laminate two or more layers together before applying to increase the resistance.