Patients in need of additional ankle support, including athletes returning to sport following an ankle sprain, may benefit from taping, as described here:
(A) Apply proximal and distal anchors.
(B) Apply three stirrup strips.
(C) Apply figure eight with heel locks.
(D) Close using successive circular strips around foot, continuing proximal to distal strips.
Reproduced with permission from: Anderson MK, Parr GP. Foundations of Athletic Training: Prevention, Assessment, and Management, 5th ed, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2013. Copyright © 2013 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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