This technique is for ankle sprains, there are several types of ankle sprains
but we will look at one most common type of ankle sprain
which is called a lateral ankle sprain- actually stretching the ligaments on this side of the ankle.
This would be indicated by pain and swelling on this side.
There is also several techniques used to address this- we’ll focus on one here.
I am going to pull one piece of tape- keeping the piece in an I-strip, and I tear off the anchor point,
and I am starting on the inside of the ankle, underneath the foot, and with full tension I am pulling up with full tension
through here right along the outside or lateral part of the ankle, and the last bit of tape- no tension on there.
I am going to create a little friction- the friction helps heat the adhesive slightly and gets it to stick.
The next piece I am going to tear the anchor, placing it with the tape hanging off of the heel.
I am now going to take this piece as I peel the paper off- adding about 50% tension around the heel,
I am now moving the tape- and it will flex right around the foot up underneath the arch,
and then the top piece of the tape here I am just laying down as an anchor point- no tension.
One more piece- this will be just a mirror image of the last piece we put on.
I am now anchoring to the inside of the ankle, again letting that piece hang off
putting about 50% tension wrapping around the heel and now coming underneath the foot-
allowing that tape to flex and bend around the contour of the foot as I come up underneath the arch,
taking tension off the tape and just laying that anchor down.
All of the pieces I will rub on there...
and she is good to go!