Flaman Physiotherapy Provides Sports Taping Treatment in Saskatoon

Flaman Physiotherapy offers a complete range of hands-on treatments designed to support recovery and overall well-being. They provide personalized care tailored to individual needs and goals, focusing on evidence-based techniques and long-term results. These personalized treatments include Sport taping, a physiotherapy technique used to support injured muscles and joints, improve stability, and assist with recovery from injury.


At Flaman Physiotherapy, taping techniques are used to help correct biomechanical problems, stabilize injured tissues, and allow patients to return to normal activities more safely and quickly.


Taping can be beneficial for both athletic injuries and everyday musculoskeletal conditions, helping patients move with greater confidence and less pain.

What Is Sports Taping?

Sports taping involves applying specialized athletic tape to muscles and joints to provide support, stability, and improved movement control.

Your therapist will use specific types of tape to stabilize an area, correct abnormal movement patterns, or apply compression. When feasible, they will also teach you how to apply the tape yourself. 

Support injured joints

Stabilize muscles during recovery

Reduce stress on healing tissues

Improve movement patterns

Benefits of Sports Taping

Taping can provide support for localized muscle and joint dysfunction, and in certain instances can be more specific and effective than a brace for very localized areas. The benefits include:

Increased joint stability

Reduced muscle strain

Decreased swelling in injured areas

Pain reduction during movement

 Improved confidence when returning to activity

Supporting Injured Muscles and Joints

Taping provides external reinforcement to injured tissues, helping limit excessive movement while allowing natural motion.

Reduce strain on injured tissues

Improve joint alignment

Protect healing muscles and ligaments

Reducing Swelling and Pain

Taping can help compress swollen regions and assist in managing inflammation while helping control pain during movement.

Sports Taping for Injury Recovery

While we will often tape joints for people to help with their recovery, we will also teach people to do simple tape jobs for themselves so they can add support to an injured area as needed. This allows our clients to specifically support injured areas that may not respond as well to bracing, such as the arch of the foot.


Giving intermittent support when stressing an area to allow performance of rehabilitation activities, work activities, or athletic activities can increase confidence and performance.

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Sports Taping as Part of

Physiotherapy Treatment

Taping is used on conjunction with our other treatment methods, including:

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Biomechanical Therapy

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Exercise Rehabilitation

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Shockwave Therapy

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Laser Therapy

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Acupuncture

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Dry Needling

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Chronic Back Pain

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Neck Pain

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Sciatica

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Shoulder Pain

Return to Sport and Activity

Sports taping is frequently used when patients are transitioning back to athletic participation or physically demanding work.

Improve movement confidence

Protect healing tissues

Reduce risk of re-injury

Start Your Recovery Today

If you are recovering from an injury or experiencing pain during movement, sports taping may help support your recovery and improve stability.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does sports taping restrict movement?

    Sports taping supports joints and muscles while still allowing controlled movement, aiming to prevent motion in ways that can re-aggravate an injury.

  • How long can sports tape stay on?

    Depending on the tape used, taping may remain effective for several hours to several days.

  • Can sports taping help prevent injuries?

    Yes. Taping can improve joint stability and reduce stress on injured tissues.

  • Is sports taping only for athletes?

    No. Sports taping can help anyone recovering from musculoskeletal injuries.

Serving Saskatoon and Surrounding Communities

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Saskatoon

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Warman

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Martensville

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Dalmeny

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Clavet

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Dundurn

Start Your Recovery Today

If you are recovering from an injury or experiencing pain during movement, sports taping may help support your recovery and improve stability.