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This application is for general heel pain which may be caused by
heel spurs, severs, or many other conditions
this is how we can tape for it
the first piece in this application
is going to be an I-strip
and on that I-strip I am going to to tear the paper in the middle
peeling that paper back taking care not touch the adhesive on the tape
and when applying stretch to this piece I'm going to up apply nice even pressure not to pinch the
tape in the middle and so I'm flattening my thumbs out on the tape as I stretch
okay
and with these conditions- the pain may vary, it could be a underneath the heel or to either
side of the heel
either way- the application is the same
I'm going to apply full stretch to the middle portion of the tape
as I put that
underneath the heel
and up the back of the leg
I'm going to lay those up pieces down with stretch on them
I'm taking care not to
cross in front of the ankle bone on either side here
and the last bit of this
tape I'm going to just take the paper off and apply that down
with no stretch of the tape, that's very important
again
applying the tape down with no stretch
for the second piece in this application
I'm going to tear
another I-strip, again- tearing that paper in the middle
and much as I did in the first piece I'm applying nice even pressure
this is going on the back of the heel
with full
stretch on the middle portion of the tape
applying that down and leaving plenty of tape for anchor
from here I'm going to pinch that tape off
and as I peel that paper off
I'm going to lay that down with no stretch
same thing on this side- paper off
laying that down
no stretch on that tape
and to finish it off I am going to use a piece of the paper creating some friction, to create a little
heat causing that glue to adhere to the skin very well- this is important
on all applications, though especially around the foot and ankle which move quite a bit
and that's how we would tape for general heel pain.