This is an advanced wrist taping technique for the treatment of wrist pain caused by repetitive movement in sport or daily activities such as typing. It is also highly suitable for the treatment and prevention of paddler’s wrist (aka tenosynovitis of the forearm or De Quervain’s syndrome.)
Before you begin this wrist taping technique read all of the instructions through at least once. It is easier to do if you prepare some of the strapping in advance. If you’re doing it on someone else, have them hold out their forearm in a comfortable position – perhaps supported on the back of a chair or the edge of a table – with the wrist slightly extended. None of the strapping in this technique needs to applied tightly: just place it down with enough pressure for the adhesive to take.
Performed correctly, this technique will allow the wearer to maintain functional movement of the hand and wrist. Therefore it is suitable for a diverse range of sports including rugby, cricket, tennis, canoeing, kayaking and any other physical activity where you might experience wrist pain – even gardening!
Equipment required:
Note: you could also use an underwrap or fixing tape to create a base layer to protect the skin, but we have not done so in our example photographs because our EAB is latex-free.
Step One
Circle the forearm at about the mid-way point with a strip of the 5cm EAB. This will form an anchor point for the rest of the taping.
Step Two
You need to cut a strip of the 2.5cm EAB long enough to reach from the anchor point to the base of the fingers plus another 2 or 3 cm to spare. Cut notches at one end of the tape as pictured.
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