FamilyOTC Health and Beauty Products

Description

 * 1-1/2 inches x 10 yds
 * The choice of professionals
 * Helps prevent sprains
 * Helps protect injured areas
 * Coach Sports Tape is a high quality, breathable cloth tape that is used by professional athletic trainers to protect joints from injury/sprains, and provide support to help speed recovery after injury
 * Made in USA

Instructions

 * Apply to skin that has been thoroughly cleansed and is free of hair
 * Place tape on smoothly as ridges and bumps may lead to skin irritation
 * Avoid excessive tightness which can hinder circulation
 * Finger Taping
    o Place a gauze pad between the two fingers to be taped together
    o Wrap one strip of tape around the fingers between the knuckle and the first joint and a second strip between the knuckle and the lower finger joint
 * Wrist Taping
    o Wrap tape around wrist in a circular fashion
 * Ankle Taping
    o Step 1
       + Place 2 anchor strips around lower calf
       + Smooth 5 to 6 stirrups strips from one side of anchor strip around heel to other side of anchor strip in a progressively overlapping manner
       + The last two of these stirrup strips are applied in a diagonal pattern
       + A series of 5 or 6 locking strips are wrapped above the ankle to cover the stirrup strips and hold them in place
    o Step 2
       + In order to lock heel, wrap tape around foot (arch), heel and ankle in a repetitive alternating figure-8 pattern
    o Step 3
       + The tape is then spiraled up the leg to provide additional support