Tape Job Tuesday
🦵🏼Patellar tendon tape job:
Supplies:
🔵 Pre-wrap foam wrap
Instructions:
🔵 Place foam wrap flat below the knee joint.
🔵 Wrap around upper calf in a 2-3 inch section, 5 to 7 times
🔵 Add twisty straps if you want more compression.
🔵 Roll the pre-wrap down to make a band.
🔵 Tug the band to stretch it out to adjust to less tension.
🦵🏼Basic rotary stability knee tape job :
Supplies:
🔵 Power flex/non adhesive tape
If you have the supplies Elastikon is an ever better option for this tape job.
Instructions:
🔵 Instruct athlete to stand up onto their tippy toe with a bent knee or have athlete put their heel on a 3 to 4 inch object (this will help to ensure good circulation once the tape job is complete and athlete is ready for play).
🔵 Start on the thigh from the lateral (outside) side of leg wrap the tape around the front of the thigh to create an anchor strip.
🔵 continue the tape in a figure 8 pattern pulling from the anchor toward the lateral leg, ...