Very large agencies and state police/patrols use this model. No matter how much experience or education you have someplace else, you can't be an officer for the NYPD, LAPD, Chicago PD, or most any state patrol unless you complete their academy. With in house academies, the trainee is on the payroll from the first day.
The tape was invented by Japanese chiropractor Kenzo Kase in the 1970s. The U.K. web site for Kinesio tape claims it can alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, relax muscles, enhance performance, and help with rehabilitation as well as supporting muscles during a sporting event.
With these two syndromes, there is often a trapped nerve in the arm around muscles that have been overused. The trapped nerve can be in the neck, shoulder or arm. Massage therapists will not only massage the muscles of these areas, but also provide stretching techniques to help release the impingement. Sometimes these stretches will be painful, as they require a shortening and lengthening of an already inflamed nerve.