TAPING , SPLINTING,

SPLINTING,
& BANDAGING

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Taping
• Taping has an important role in the
management of musculoskeletal injury

• Is not a substitute for diagnosis, nor a means to

return an athlete to sport prematurely.

• Provide protection on return to activity (eg.

‘buddy’ taping finger), prevent recurrent injury
(eg. ankle taping in ankle instability), or correct
abnormal biomechanics (eg. patellofemoral
pain).

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Taping The role of taping

Is to:
– take the load off the injured tissue
– correct abnormal biomechanics
– protect the injured part
– enhance proprioception and awareness of
the injured tissue.

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Taping
Injury management is considered in a series of
phases involving:
• phase 1 — activity modification
• phase 2 — pain relief and reduction in inflammation
• phase 3 — regaining flexibility
• phase 4 — regaining strength
• phase 5 — graded return to activity

Taping:has a role in
– phase 2 by supporting and offloading the injured part
– phase 5 by protecting this tissue as the athlete returns
to sport or the worker resumes employment
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Pain Relief - Examples

• Overuse tendonitis
• Ligament sprains
• Fascitis / Bursitis
• Muscle strains
• Peripheral neurogenic
pain
• Juvenile apophysitis

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Taping Skin preparation and application

• By placing the region being taped in the

desired position, taping can be applied
without excessive drag and wrinkling of
the skin.

• For shoulder, tape is applied with the

shoulders well retracted, while with the
ankle, the ankle is placed in dorsiflexion
and eversion and the tape is then applied
to the skin without tissue drag.
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Taping Skin preparation and application

• To enhance the efficiency and reduce the pain

when removal, the site should be shaved,
taking care to avoid even minor grazes, as
these can increase the potential for tape
irritation and folliculitis.

• It is critical to apply tape before the athlete has

a massage or rubdown if this is part of
prematch preparation as massage oil impairs
adhesion.

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Taping Skin preparation and application

• It is critical to have at least one layer of elastic

tape such as Elastoplast as locking tape over
the rigid tape to maximise and prolonged tape
benefit.

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Taping Tools

Tape

Self-adherant Compression Bandage

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Taping Taping in Thumb

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Taping Taping in Finger

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Taping Taping in Elbow

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Taping Taping in Knee

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Taping Taping in Achilles

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Taping Taping in Ankle

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Taping Taping in Lumbar Spine

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Taping Taping in Shoulder

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Taping Taping in Hand & Wrist

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Taping Summary

• Taping is an important component of

management of most musculoskeletal
conditions, be they sporting or otherwise
(eg. lumbago or plantar fasciitis).

• Complications from taping, such as contact

dermatitis and infection can be reduced by
practising proper technique

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Types Of Reactions

• Physical irritation
• Chemical
reaction
• Allergic reaction

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Splinting

• Procedure for immobilization by maintain

the position of extremity in a good
position
• This procedure could be applied for
Fracture, dislocation, and soft tissue
injury

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Splinting SPLINTING
• Splinting is the most common procedure for
immobilizing an injury.
• Point out that cardboard is the material typically
used for“makeshift” splints but a variety of materials
can be used:
– Soft materials. Towels, blankets, or pillows, tied with
bandaging materials or soft cloths.
– Rigid materials. A board, metal strip, folded magazine or
newspaper, or other rigid item.
– Anatomical splints may also be created by securing a
fractured bone to an adjacent unfractured bone.
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Splinting SPLINTING
• The aim:
– Decreased pain
– Decreased soft tissue injury
– Prevent vascular injury
– Decreased bleeding

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Splinting PROCEDUR
• Open the cloth over the affected limb
• Evaluate the vascular
• Sterile dressing for open wound
• Don’t move the affected limb before
splinting
• Splinting should be apply 2 joint on the
affected limb

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Splinting

• Splint should be padded

• Deformity should be reduce as can as

possible

• When reposition have a resist, splinting will

perform in the comfortable position.

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Splinting TOOLS
Padding Roll Triangular Bandage
Gauze

Aluminum Splint
Paris Plaster
Elastic bandage

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Splinting Splinting in lower limb

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Splinting Splinting in lower limb

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Splinting Splinting in lower limb

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Splinting Splinting in upper limb

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Splinting Splinting in upper limb

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Bandaging

Bandage
• The aim:
– Wound closure
– Immobilization
• Immobilization  Partial

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Bandaging Tools
Triangular Bandage

Padding Roll Gauze

Elastic bandage

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Bandaging Bandaging for Bleeding

• Effective for open wound

• The aim: stop the bleeding
• Tools:
– Sterile dressing
– Clean dressing
• Pressured on dressing

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Bandaging Bandaging for Bleeding

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Bandaging Bandaging for Immobilization

• It useful for trauma surrounding joint, soft

tissue.

• The aim: Rest for soft tissue

• As a partial immobilization

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Bandaging Bandaging in Lower Limb

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Bandaging Bandaging in Upper Limb

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