Ricardo Moran

TechWrit: 3359
1:30-2:50
3/24/2015
Instructions for taping an ankle in Athletic Training
1.

2.

3.

4.

Spray adhesive spray to

the ankle for better PreWrap1 application.
CAUTION: possible to be
allergic to.

Apply Heel & Lace2

pads: 2 over the talus3
area of the ankle and the
2 over the Achilles tendon4

5.

6.

Apply 3 stir-up6 strips

from medial to lateral.

7.

Apply horse shoe7 strips

from the last anchor at the
top of the lower leg down
to where the last horse
shoe lays onto the bottom
anchor

8.

Apply the figure 88:

a.
Beginning on the
medial11 malleolus9
b.
Going through the
arch under the foot
and to the lateral10
side of foot

Apply Pre-wrap to the

ankle: cover the entire
ankle with pre-wrap from
the base of the calf down
to the ball of the foot.

Apply 3 anchor strips5 at

the top of the taping:

where you applied the

pre-wrap at the base of
the calf.
Apply 1 anchor at the
bottom of the taping:
where you ended at the
ball of the foot.

c.

d.

e.

Wrap over the talus

bone
Continue to wrap
around the Achilles
tendon
End on the anterior12
side of the lower leg

9.

Apply 2 heel locks13 on

each side of the ankle
a.
Start on the anterior
side of the lower
leg, 45 right above
the talus bone
b.
Go around the
Achilles near the top
of the calcaneus14
c.
Go through the arch
d.
Go around the talus
and Achilles
e.
End at the opposite
side where you
began
Repeat step a-e on
opposite side of ankle

10.

From the top of the taping,

begin to clean up15
a.
Apply horse shoe
strips from the top
of the taping down
to the top of the
calcaneus.
b.
Apply clean up
(anchor strips) from

the sole of the foot

around to the top.

Appendix:
1. Pre-Wrap: is a cotton wrap with no adhesive, it is used to
protect the skin of the ankle.
2. Heel & Lace Pads: thin slices of foam with a dab of petroleum
jelly to prevent irritation from the taped ankle.
3. Talus: is the bone in the ankle wear the Tibia and Fibula connect.
4. Achilles tendon: The tendon that runs from the calf muscle to
the heel bone.
5. Anchor Strips: strips that are used to guide the placement of
the stir-up strips and the horse-shoe strips.
6. Stir-up strips: strips that are place from the inner side of the
leg to the outside of the leg. Used to prevent the ankle from
moving inverted and externally.
7. Horse-shoes: strips place form the back of the ankle (Achilles
tendon area) to the front of the ankle. Used to support the stirups
8. Figure 8: a stripped wrapped around the ankle to prevent the
ankle from being hyper flexed into plantar flexion.
9. Malleolus: a bone on each side of the ankle that sticks out, the
bottom of the tibia (medial) and the fibula (lateral).
10.
Lateral: the outside of the midline of the body.
11.
Medial: the closer segment to the midline of the body.
12.
Anterior: the front part of the body.
13.
Heel Lock: Strips that wrap around the heels to prevent
internal and external rotation.
14.
Calcaneus: heel bone.
15.
Clean up: The process in which you apply strips to make
sure all the other previous placed strip are secure and covered.