Supplies you will need:

• Can of adhesive spray
• 1 roll of pre-wrap/underwrap
• 3 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 1: After applying adhesive spray to the leg, bend the knee to approximately 15 degrees of flexion and cover the leg with under wrap from just above mid-thigh to just below mid-calf.

Figure 2: Keeping the thigh tight, apply  two anchor strips around the thigh with slight overlap (Strips #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.

Figure 3: “Lateral X”–Strip #5 starts from the inside of the calf on the anchor strips, then crosses the shin passing the middle/outside of the knee, and finishes on the outside of the thigh anchor strips. Strip #6 goes from the outside and back of the calf anchor strips upward crossing the middle/outside of the knee, continuing over the from of the thigh, and finishes on the top/inside of the thigh anchor strips.

Figure 4: “Medial X”–Strip #7 starts from the inside back of the calf anchors, upward across the middle/inside of the knee, then crossing the front of the thigh and finishing on the top/outside of the thigh anchor strips. Strip #8 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.

Figure 5: “Posterior Split”–Cut off about 2 feet of tape and split one end (Strip #9) at the back and base/bottom of the calf. Pull the split ends apart and pull them around each side of the knee, just above where the knee bends.

Figure 6: Take the split ends of Strip #9 up and around to the lower part of the thigh, crossing above the kneecap.

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