How Do You Tape A Sprained Ankle?
“Hi, my name is Jen, and we’re here at Encore Gymnastics. And today I’m going to show you how to tape a sprained ankle. So, you’re going to have your athlete have a straight leg out in front of you, and have them dorsiflexed so you don’t cut off circulation. Scoot forward. And starting with pre-wrap, so the tape doesn’t stick to the skin, you’re going to start the contour of the calf, and just pre-wrap the foot. And don’t worry about having windows or anything. And then we’re going to use your one and a half inch tape, and we’re going to start at the top, and just tape it down as an anchor. And we’re going to do that about, three times. Keep your foot flexed. And then we’re going to do stirrups, starting on the medial side of the ankle, and working our way to the outside. And then we’re going to do that about, three times. And after each time we’re going to anchor it, so it doesn’t come off. So after you do that about three times, you can do something called sixes, coming from the bott
