Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Taping and Bracing

Anatomy as the Foundation to Taping and Bracing

Role of Taping and Bracing

Knowing the Sport, Athlete, and Injury

Preparing for Taping

Applying and Removing Tape

Chapter 2. The Foot, Ankle, and Leg

Ankle Sprains

Achilles Tendon Strains and Tendinitis

Arch Strains and Plantar Fasciitis

Morton’s Neuroma

Great-Toe Sprains

Heel Contusions

Shin Splints

Foot Orthotics

Chapter 3. The Knee

Collateral and Cruciate Ligament Sprains

Knee Braces

Knee Hyperextension

Patellofemoral Joint Pain

Chapter 4. The Thigh, Hip, and Pelvis

Hip Strains

Thigh Strains

Hip and Thigh Contusions

Chapter 5. The Shoulder and Arm

Acromioclavicular Joint Sprains

Glenohumeral Sprains

Arm Contusions

Chapter 6. The Elbow and Forearm

Elbow Sprains

Elbow Hyperextension

Epicondylitis of the Humerus

Chapter 7. The Wrist and Hand

Wrist Sprains

Thumb Sprains

Finger Sprains

Tendon Ruptures and Avulsions

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Introduction

Basic Taping Skills (Tearing, Cutting, and Removing Tape)

Lower Body

1. Acute Ankle Sprain

2. Ankle—Closed Basketweave

3. Ankle—Open Basketweave

4. Ankle—Achilles Tendon

5. Ankle—Longitudinal Arch and X-Arch

6. Ankle—Kinesiology Taping for Gastocnemius, Achilles, and Arch Problems

7. Ankle—Strap Taping Arch Alternative

8. Foot—Great Toe Sprain

9. Foot—Bruised Heel

10. Leg—Shin Splints

11. Knee—Collateral Ligament and ACL Sprain

12. Knee—Hyperextension

13. Knee—Strap Taping Patellar Medial Glide

14. Knee—Strap Taping Knee Hyperextension Block

15. Knee—Kinesiology Taping for Anterior Knee or Quadriceps Problems

16. Hip—Spica

17. Hip—Kinesiology Taping for Hip Problems

18. Thigh—Quad Strain

19. Thigh—Hamstring Strain

Upper Body

20. Shoulder—Separated

21. Shoulder—Spica

22. Shoulder—Kinesiology Taping Shoulder Laxity

23. Elbow—Instability

24. Elbow—Hyperextension

25. Elbow—Kinesiology Taping for Elbow Hyperextension Laxity

26. Elbow—Epicondylitis Strapping

27. Wrist—Hyperflexion and Hyperextension

28. Wrist—Extension Wrist (Strapping) Block

29. Thumb—Sprain

30. Thumb—Kinesiology Taping Ulnar Collateral Ligament Sprains (Skier’s Thumb)

31. Finger—Sprain

32. Finger—Collateral Ligament

About the Author

David H. Perrin, PhD, ATC, FNATA, is provost and executive vice chancellor and professor of kinesiology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he previously served as dean of the School of Health and Human Performance. Before going to Greensboro, Perrin directed the athletic training education program at the University of Virginia from 1986 to 2001. His awards from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association include the Sayers “Bud” Miller Distinguished Educator Award, the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award, the William G. Clancy Medal for Distinguished Athletic Training Research, and induction into the NATA Hall of Fame.

Perrin is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. For 13 years, he was also a member of the NATA Professional Education Committee, helping to write the guidelines for accreditation of both undergraduate and graduate athletic training education programs. In 2011, Perrin was elected a fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. He was editor in chief of the Journal of Athletic Training from 1996 to 2004 and was the founding editor of the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. He is author of Isokinetic Exercise and Assessment and Athletic Taping and Bracing, editor of the third edition of The Injured Athlete, and coauthor of Research Methods in Athletic Training.

In his free time, Perrin enjoys traveling, exercising, and vacationing at his lake cottage in Vermont.

Reviews

“The book's greatest value lies in its simplicity. It provides readers with the techniques and information that they will use regularly in clinical practice.” Doody's Book Review (5-star review) “Overall, the book provides an excellent learning opportunity in basic taping and wrapping techniques, with illustrations that are easy to follow.” Physical Therapy (review of second edition) “The strengths of the text are its stepwise instruction of application of taping procedures and the use of Primal Pictures illustration.” Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (review of second edition)