Sports wrapping and taping techniques have a two-fold purpose. The first is as a preventative measure for athletes who are trying to avoid injury to certain parts of their body. The second is as a means of stabilizing an injury to certain parts of the body to facilitate faster and more effective healing. It is vital for coaches, sports trainers and athletes to have a good working knowledge of these basic wrapping and taping techniques as they can come in handy on and off the field or track.
Instructions
1. Understand that each sport and athletic endeavor has different requirements regarding taping and wrapping, because sometimes, taping and wrapping is used for preventative measures for injuries. Sometimes these techniques are used for other purposes, such as to strengthen already-injured body parts, to add strength to weaker body parts like hands, ankles and wrists, or to add traction, such as wrapping the hands of a gymnast or in pole vaulting. Know what techniques are used by the sport or endeavor that you intend to participate in.
2. Create stabilization without cutting off circulation of any sort. This should be the main focus. Begin practicing basic wrapping and taping techniques by wrapping wrists, ankles, waist and other simple areas of the body. This is an excellent way to study the stability of the tape and bandage material so that when you wrap more complicated parts of the body, you will be more proficient. Wrapping the wrist can be as simple as wrapping the tape or bandage around numerous times, until there is more stability. Just make sure that circulation is not hindered in any way or the wrapping and taping will do more harm than good.
3. Another popular technique for taping and wrapping has to do with the hands. Boxing and other fighting sports are popular for wrapping and taping techniques. The key here is to wrap the hands for stability without compromising the hands' natural ability to flex and move. This particular technique for wrapping and taping will involve crossing diagonally in addition to regular horizontal wrapping. Not only should the hand be stabilized, but the wrist should be incorporated in as well.
4. In order to proficiently wrap the ankles or foot, diagonal wrapping should be incorporated on the sides of the ankle, and the entire foot and ankle should be wrapped. A stable ankle is part of creating a stable foot, and in order to proficiently stabilize the ankle, the foot should be stabilized as well.
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