3M Australia : Healthcare : Nexcare Sports

Please select a Nexcare Product Here Sports Tape - White Professional Sports Tape - Flesh Elastic Adhesive Bandage Lite Elastic Adhesive Bandage Stretchfix Soft Casting Tape Athletic Support Wrap Tegaderm Transparent Film Dressing Cavilon No-Sting Barrier Film Non-Stick Pads Steri-Strip Skin Closures Sports Back Pack Reusable Cold Pack Coban Self Adherent Wrap Microfoam - Surgical Tape

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 Principles of taping Protection of the skin 1. Check that the person to be taped is not allergic to adhesive tape. They may not know this if they have not been taped before but it is best to ask. Also make sure there is no broken skin or existing rashes. 2. Remove hair from the area to be taped. For best results this should be done 12 hours before application of tape to reduce skin irritation. A 3M™ 9mm Clipper or electric razor can be used just prior to taping. 3. Clean and prepare the skin. 4. Pad any sensitive areas with 3M™ Microfoam™ AdhesiveTape. 5. Apply 3M™ Medipore™ H Hypoallergenic Adhesive Underwrap to further protect skin from possible irritation. Apply tape Joints are normally strapped in the 'neutral' or functional resting position. The tape should mould to the anatomy of the region and follow the line of the ligaments to be supported. Each layer of tape should overlap the previous layer by approximately a third to half the width of the tape. Choose an appropriate thickness of tape for the part to be strapped. Hold the roll in one hand and pull off the roll with the other, then apply to the body part. Alternatively cut or tear lengths of tape to fit the part, then apply. Tape should be applied firmly to the skin but not so firmly as to cut off the blood supply.Use an amount of tape sufficient to support the joint. Too much will restrict the joint and too little will offer poor support. With practice you will get better at applying and judging the amount required. Caution: Always check once you have completed the taping to see if it is too tight and loosen or reapply if necessary. Removal of tape Tape should be removed immediately if the circulation appears to be affected or the person taped complains of itching or develops a rash. Under normal circumstances it should be removed once the activity it was put on for has finished. Use either bandage scissors (which have a rounded end so as not to cut the person) or take the tape off in individual pieces. With the scissors slip them between the tape and the skin in a muscular part of the body not against the bone. Slide and cut at the same time. If you are peeling the tape off by hand, pull down parallel with the direction of the tape not at a right angle. Apply some counter pressure to the underlying skin. Do not pull quickly as you may tear the skin.