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Back to Nexcare Home Prevent & Manage Injuries Injury Classification Mechanism/Cause of injury Types of tissue injuries Management of Acute Injuries Treatment aims R.I.C.E.R. method Sports Strapping Manage & prevent injuires Principles of taping Taping techniques Strapping Techniques Choose ... Acute ankle sprain Ankle wrapping Ankle strapping Plantar fascia Patella tendon Knee ligaments Thumb Fingers Shoulder 'AC' joint Shoulder injuries Sports Strapping Management and prevention of injuries Strapping has been used in the treatment, management and prevention of sports injuries for many years. Studies have shown that taping is effective in reducing such injuries as ankle sprain.(1) Other studies have demonstrated that taping the ankle may be more effective in the short term than bracing for ankle injuries.(2) Further studies have shown that the combination of taping and bracing is helpful in knee injuries.(3) Taping has also been shown to improve your balance and reaction time if the injured ankle was strapped.(4) Strapping sports injuries is appropriate in two main areas: • Post injury • Preventative, either following previous injury or to prevent any injury at all Post Injury Once the injury has been appropriately assessed and diagnosed then strapping may be used in conjunction with compressive bandaging. This will usually be part of the rehabilitation programme performed by a health professional Preventative This can be done once the player is returning to sport as part of the rehabilitation programme or to prevent injury occurring in the first place. This is common practice with American Gridiron teams and in some rugby and netball teams in NZ and Australia. References (1) Garrick,J., (1993) "Requa RK: Role of external support in the treatment of ankle sprains" Medicine, Science and Sports. (3) 200-203 (2) Shapiro.M., Kabo,M., Mitchell.P., Loren,G.,& Tsenter.M. (1994) Ankle Sprain Prophylaxis: An analysis of the stabilising effects of braces and tape. American Journal of Sports Medicine 22 (1) 78-82 (3) Anderson.K., Wojtys,E., Loubert,?, & Miller,R. (1992) A biomechanical evaluation of taping and bracing in reducing knee joint translation and rotation. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 20 (4) 416-421 (4) Karlsson,J. & Andreasson.G. (1992) The effect of external ankle support in chronic ankle joint instability. An electromyographic study. American Journal of Sports Medicine 20 (3) 257-61