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Sports Taping Techniques Overview

This document discusses taping techniques for injuries. It describes the objectives of taping as supporting and protecting injured structures, limiting harmful movements, and allowing pain-free functional movements. It outlines the benefits of taping and effects like mechanical and functional stability and reduced edema and pain. It provides details on essential and optional taping supplies, types of tape, considerations before and after taping, principles, guidelines and key techniques like anchors, stirrups, and figure-8 patterns.

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Sports Taping Techniques Overview

This document discusses taping techniques for injuries. It describes the objectives of taping as supporting and protecting injured structures, limiting harmful movements, and allowing pain-free functional movements. It outlines the benefits of taping and effects like mechanical and functional stability and reduced edema and pain. It provides details on essential and optional taping supplies, types of tape, considerations before and after taping, principles, guidelines and key techniques like anchors, stirrups, and figure-8 patterns.

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Taping techniques

Moazzam Hussain Khan


M.P.T. Sports Medicine
New Delhi
Taping Objectives

 Support and protect an injured structure


 Limit harmful movements
 Allow pain free functional movements
 Permit early resumption of activities by
protecting area from further injury
Benefits
 Enables circulation
 Compress recent injuries thus reduce bleeding
 Control swelling
 Prevent worsening of injuries
 Allows continued body conditioning and
strength training
 Maintains ability to react
 Prevent re injury
Effects of taping

 Mechanical stability
 Functional stability
 Reduce oedema
 Reduce pain
Taping supplies

1. Essential supplies
2. Optional supplies
Essential supplies
 Razor and soap
 Adhesive elastic tape
 White zinc oxide tape
 Underwrap- polyurethane foam
 Skin toughner spray
 Adhesive spray
 Lubricating ointment
Cont…

 Sterile / non sterile gauze pads


 Elastic bandages
 Band aids
 Tape cutters/ scissors
Optional Supplies

 Adhesive remover  Nail cutter


 Tongue depressor  Anti fungal
 Blister protector spray/powder
 Triangular bandage  Antibiotic ointment

 Waterproof tapes  Surgical gloves


Types of tape
 Stretch adhesive tape – muscles
a) One way stretch: length/width
b) Both end stretch: length and width both
 Non stretch adhesive tape: ligaments, tendon
a) To limit joint movements
b) To act prophylactically
c) To secure ends of stretch tape
d) To reinforce stretch tape
 Hypoallergic tape alternative to zinc oxide tape
 Water proof tape
Taping consideration

 Pre taping considerations


 Post taping considerations
Pre taping considerations
S welling
U ndue stress
P rotection
P ain
O ptimal healing and repair
R ehabilitation
T herapeutic care
Post taping considerations
P remature participation
R ange of motion
E xpert opinion
C irculation
A llergies and skin irritation
U ndue dependency on tapes
T endons muscles and bone
I ce
O nly top quality supplies
N erve conduction
Taping principles
 Has the injury been thoroughly assessed?
 How did the injury occurred?
 What structure were damaged?
 What tissues need protection and support?
 What movements must be restricted?
 Is the injury acute or chronic?
 Is immobilization necessary at this stage?
Cont…

 Are you familiar with anatomy &


biomechanics of part involved?
 Can you visualize the purpose for which
tape is to be applied?
 Are you familiar with taping technique?
 Do you have suitable materials at hand..?
Taping guide line
 Wash, dry and shave the skin in downward
direction
 Remove the oil for better adhesion..
 Cover broken lesion b/f taping
 Check the athlete is allergic to tape or spray
 Apply lubricated protective padding to friction
and pressure area
 Apply adhesive spray for skin protection and
better adhesion
 Apply underwrap for sensitive skin
Avoid….
 Excessive traction on the skin
 Gaps and wrinkles
 Continuous circumferential taping
 Excessive layer to tape
 Too tight an application over bony area
Pre application check list
 Is taping going to work for this injury?
 Is taping the correct procedure?
 What materials are needed?
 What is injured or at risk?
 What is the athletes normal joint range and
flexibility?
 Meets movement dements on the athletes?
Application check list

 Skin consideration
 Selection or correct tape
 Taping application
 Taping technique
 Quality control
Post application check list

 Monitoring the results


 Functional testing
 Tape removal
 Sign of skin damage
Using adhesive tape in sports
 Preparation of taping
 Clean, shaved dry skin
 underwrap
 Proper taping technique
 tape selection
 correct tape width
 Tearing tape
 Rules of tape application
 Removing adhesive tape
Rules for tape application
 Place part in the position in which its to be
stabilized
 Overlap the tape at least half the width of the
tape below
 Avoid continuous taping
 Keep the tape role in hand whenever possible
 Whenever maximum support is required tape
directly over the skin
Key taping technique

 Anchors  Figure- 8
 Stirrups  Compression
 Vertical  Reinforcing strips
 Butterfly or check rins  Closing up
 Heel lock
Anchors:
Two types. 1. Full circle - Normal
2. U shape - swelling
 First tape strips used
for each tape job
 May be elastic or inelastic
 Forms a stable base
 Placed circumferentially
 Both above and below the injury
 Applied directly to the skin
 Must follow anatomical
contours for good adherence
Stirrups
U shaped loop of inelastic tape
 Directly support the
injured ligament
 Provide medial/
lateral stability
 Pulled tighter on injured
side
Vertical strips
 Non elastic tape strips
applied under tension
from one anchor to other
 Limits lateral mobility
Butterfly or check reins
 Combination of three
or more vertical strips at
angles of 10 to 45 degree
to each other
 Placed at the axis of rotation
 Elastic or inelastic tape used
 Restrict movements
in more than a simple
uniplanar direction
 Can restrict inherent
torsion stresses
 Vertical strips, X shaped
with two strips, re anchoring
Locks
 Inelastic tape firmly attached
to the underlying
anchors to reinforce
support
 Yet allow protected
functional movements
 Strongtension applied
at key points
Figure of - 8

 Non elastic tape forming


a figure - 8
 Added stability, covers
any remaining open areas
and/ or tape ends
 Closes the tape application
neatly
 Encircles one segment
of the limb in one
direction, crosses over
to encircle the adjacent
segment in opposite
direction
 Forming a figure- 8
Compression strips
 Elastic adhesive tape,
localized compression
over a muscle
 Provide strong
compressive forces
 Minimizes subsequent
swelling
 Minimal tension to
form a base
 Pressure strips
Closing up/ Re anchoring
 Tightly placed strips, either elastic or non
elastic tape, cover remaining open areas/ tape
end
 Reduces the risk of skin blisters
 Protect the tape job
 Neat appearance
 Applied circumferentially on the limb one third
to one half width overlap
 Starting proximal and moving down distally
Advantage of taping

 Specific to the part


 Specific to the structure
 Specific to the stage of healing
 Specific to demand of sports
 Custom made
 Early return to training
Disadvantages
 Cost
 Skill
 Compliance
 Time consuming
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