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Date: Feb 1st, 2023

5 Steps to Tape an Ankle - Athletic Taping Method


Athletic Tapes in its functions and application

The althletic tape of non elastic cotton absorbable fabric is surely a helpful tool to serves a physical treatment.
Ankle injuries need rather long time to recover, at this point, athletes may not wait too long. The non-elastic athletic taping helps to keep exercising while provides maximum support.


Let's look into ways of strapping your ankle.


So how to treat an ankle injury with an athletic tape?


Clean and dry your skin. Make sure no lotions are applied. Trim the hair to have better adhesive.

Recommend to apply foam tape to wrap around before the taping job. The foam tape works as a barrier between skin and adhesive tape.

athletic taping

1. Put an anchor of adhesive tape strip on the top of the ankle,

athletic taping method

2. Tape a strip from inside of the foot and pull to outside, making a U shape. Do two times of this step.

step 3

3. Put and anchor tape to close the top. Then place more strips in the same way to secure the U strips from top to the bottom of the foot. This step keeps the current taping stable during moving.

step 4

4. Do a heel lock by strapping around the ankle with a figure-8.

step 5

5. Add a few more strips to close all strips up.


For injuries that cannot be treated with self-care solution, we suggest to consult with your physician for more professional advice which may include medication and surgery.




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