Supplies you will need:

• Can of adhesive spray
• 1 roll of pre-wrap/underwrap
• 2 rolls of J&J Elastikon (3″) or AC Plus tape (3″)
• Bandage Scissors
• Dehesive
• ***JAS rodeo brace optional

Tips:

• Always remember to keep the knee bent to approximately 15 degrees (this is easier to maintain with a one inch object under the heel-for example, the cap to the adhesive spray).
• The more you stretch the tape when applying the strips, the tighter the tape job will be.
• When going around the thigh or calf be sure to tighten (contract) those muscles. This will decrease the likelihood of making the tape job too tight and causing the underlying muscles to cramp.
• Spreading baby powder over a completed tape job will help prevent it from binding with your jeans.

Figure 3: “Medial X”–Strip #5 starts from the inside back of the calf anchors and goes upward across the middle/inside of the knee, then crosses the front of the thigh and finishes on the top/outside of the thigh anchor strips. Strip #6 starts at the outside front of the calf anchor strips, passes across the shin and the middle/inside of the knee and finishes on the inside of the thigh anchor strips. ***When dealing with a fresh injury, repeat Strips #5 & 6 to strengthen the tape job.

Figure 4: Rodeo Brace–For Strip #7, cut about 2 feet of tape and split both ends in the middle lengthwise. Hook the split pieces of one end of Strip#7 around the rodeo brace just above and below the hinging point, and stick the end back onto the tape. At this point either you, or the person being taped, will need to hold the other end of Strip #7 out of the way (or temporarily stick it out of the way) until after the steps in Figure 5 take place.

Figure 1: After applying adhesive spray to the leg, bend the knee to appropriately 25 degrees of flexion and cover the leg with under wrap from just about mid-thigh to just below mid-calf.

Figure 2: Keeping the thigh tight, apply two anchor strips around the thigh with slight overlap (Strip #’s 1 & 2). Keeping the calf tight, apply two anchor strips around the calf with slight overlap (Strip #’s 3 & 4). If you are in a sweaty environment you can prevent tape slippage by adhering 1/2 inch of the tape directly to the skin.

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