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Hi, Chris Harper here with Makayla,
We're here to demonstrate an application for the ball of the foot.
This may be any pain of the forefoot, just before the toes.
Some causes may be from overuse, leading to inflammation,
excessive running on hard surfaces, poor fitting or worn shoes,
weight gain, or nerve issues.
KT Tape helps treat this condition by reducing pressure over the painful area.
For this application, we're going to actually go ahead and cross your leg,
and we're going to actually take our first piece of tape,
and we're going to fold that in half.
What we're going to do is cut rounded corners on the folded end to produce two smaller
pieces of tape.
The reason why we cut rounded corners is so that the corners do not get caught on clothing,
or socks, or things like that.
So for this first part, we're going to twist and tear the backer paper on the tape, peeling
that back.
You're going to grab the tape with your thumbs, and applying nice even pressure,
we're going to apply this at eighty percent stretch just behind the toes.
Applying this down, and as we apply those ends down we're going to slightly curve the
tape up towards the ankle.
And we're applying this anchors with absolutely no stretch on those.
Great, we're going to rub that on there a little bit.
For our second piece,
twist and tear the backer paper,
peeling that paper back,
and we're going to just handle the tape just holding on to the paper,
avoiding touching the adhesive part of the tape.
We're going to apply this piece just behind, and slightly overlapping that first piece
with eighty percent stretch,
and then we're going to lay the anchors down on the ends with absolutely no stretch.
So just taking that paper off and just laying that right down.
Okay, and for our last strip,
we're going to tear a full strip off the roll.
We're going to twist and tear the backer paper down near the end of the tape,
down near the logo, creating an anchor point.
We're going to place the foot so that the toes are in a little bit of extension,
so pulling back on those toes. We're going to place that anchor with absolutely no stretch
just behind the toes,
and then we're going to peel the paper backing off, leaving a little bit on the end
to hang on to, so you don't touch the adhesive part of the tape.
We're going to pull that tape back with about fifty percent stretch on this.
So we're going to lay that down right over the heel, and up behind the heel, and
then the very end of the tape we're going to take that paper off with absolutely no
tension on the end,
and just lay that down, and now for the part that's bowstringing over the arch,
you're going to just tap that straight down to the arch, and then just rub that on there.
Great, we'll get a little friction and a little heat. That creates adhesion
to the skin.
Excellent, looks good.
Some helpful tips before applying this. Clean the skin very well,
removing any lotions or skin oils. You can always wear socks to sleep if you roll around
a lot
while you're sleeping. That can catch on sheets and peel the tape of prematurely.
Some complementary treatments may include rest, ice,
Anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen, appropriately fitting footwear,
light massage and stretching.
Please seek care if you're experiencing swelling, or extreme pain or discoloration.
For more information, please see our website at www. KTTape.com