WHY TAPE

Support/bracing Hubbard 2010

Compression

Proprioception Ozer 2009

Offloading (McConnell 2010)

Prevention Ozer 2009

Muscle activation/deactivation

Psychological Delahunt 2010

Insurance

NEED TO KNOWS

Know the laws/rules of the sport

Know the biomechanics

Know/ask your athlete

Know the mechanism of injury

EQUIPMENT

EAB elastic adhesive bandage Zinc oxide Combi packs- fixomull & zinc oxide Kineseotape Cohesive bandage Underwrap Scissors/cutters Orthopaedic foam/felt Glue- e.g. tuffskin, coloplast Razors Dressings

Structures

Joints

Ligaments

Tendons

Muscles

Combination

Sensory nerves

CONSIDERATIONS

KNOW YOUR ANATOMY

Skin condition- thickness

- wounds

Sensitive areas- TA

- Cubital fossa

- Popliteal fossa

Aims

To know when to tape & why

To be aware of different methods of taping

To gain an understanding of the properties of each of the different types of tape

To gain confidence with using different types of tape

To understand the different principals of taping

To use these principals to develop your own ways of taping

Kinesiology Taping

CSP warning from Advertising Standards

http://www.asa.org.uk/ASA-action/Adjudications/2012/7/LimbVolume-Ltd/SHP_ADJ_165319.aspx

Plantar FasciaTape

Plantar Fascia Tape

Ankle Lateral Ligament

Tape

Ankle Lateral Ligament

Tape

Ankle Lateral Ligament

Tape

Patella LiftTape

Patella LiftTape

Bicep Fem Offload Tape

Hip Flexor Offload

Tape

Knee Medial Ligament

Pelvic Tape

Pelvic Tape

Wrist Tape

Wrist Tape

Thumb Tape

Elbow Hyperextension

Shoulder Tape

A/C Tape

K Fascial Tape

K-tape Shoulder

K-tape Tennis Elbow

K-tape Gluts

K-tape Piriformis

K-tape Hamstrings

K-tape Quads/Knee

K-tape Calf

K-tape Tib Ant

K-tape Tib Post

K-tape Bunion

K-tape Spine