Wrist, Hand & Thumb Taping

Apply pre-wrap around the Apply tape one complete Apply another strip of tape Start at the base of the thumb

wrist and hand. revolution around the wrist. overlapping first strip by half. go around the wrist and up

the back of the hand, cont.

over the palm, finish on wrist

This is the thumb portion of "Saddle", strip runs from the Another saddle overlapping Last saddle again overlapping

the tape job. Go around the palm to the back of the hand previous saddle by half and previous saddle by half and

thumb and back around the and is used to prevent excess moving distally. moving distally.

wrist. Do this 3 times before abduction.

tearing the tape.

This strip is shown over the This the same strip as it This is the strip as it comes over

next three slides. It starts at comes over the back of the the palm and goes back to the

the base of the thumb and hand. The tape is pinched wrist where it ends.

goes around the wrist once where it goes between the

and starts towards the palm. thumb and index finger.