TapingandTechniquesKateIhle,ATC,NASM-PES

Mybackground•  IgrewuponafarminPlaza,NorthDakota.•  Igraduatedin2011fromNorthDakotaStateUniversity(GOBISON!)

withabachelorsofscienceinAthleKcTrainingdegree.•  IhavebeenanathleKctrainerforEssenKaHealthinDetroitLakes,

MNareafor6.5years.Idohighschooloutreachtotworuralhighschools,aswellasadministraKvecoordinaKonfor8otherathleKctrainers.EssenKahas15schools,ValleyCityNDtoBagleyMN.

•  IamcurrentlyworkingonanMBAwithanemphasisinhealthcaremanagementfromMinnesotaStateUniversity–Moorhead.

TheTheoryBehindTaping

Whyusetape?What’sitspurpose?1.  ProvideprotecKon

2.RestrictapainfulmoKon

DifferentKindsofTape

KinesioTape AthleEcTape

Tearlight ElasEkon

TapingTheAnkle

AthleEcTapeSteps1.   Anchors2.   Horseshoesand

SErrups3.   Figure8s4.   Finishingtouches

Uses•  Mostcommonly

usedankletapingprocedure

•  Basketball,Football,Soccer

ElasEkon

Steps1.   Figure8sonly

Uses•  Usedinathletesthat

needanklesupportbutsEllneedfullmoEonoftheankle

•  Dancers,gymnasts

KinesioTape

Steps1.   Applyfrontstripwithfootfully

flexed,aSachedtopandboSomanchorpoints,havepaEentpoint,fullyadheremiddlesecEon

2.   ApplyhorseshoestriponAchillesbetweenheelandcalfmuscle

3.   ApplysErrup–aSachtoboSomoffootfirst,thenslowlypullupandapplythesides

UsesAlternaEvetotradiEonaltaping•  CanstayonmulEpledays•  Canrelieveswellingaswellas

providesupport

Tearlight

•  Nottypicallyusedforthetapejobitself•  Usedforadheringbandagesorpaddingunderthetapejob– Blisterpadding– Band-Aids

AchillesTendon

KinesioTapeMethod

ElasEkonMethod

ArchTaping

KinesioTapeMethod

AthleEcTapeMethod

QuesEons?

ContactInformaEon

•  Katherine.Ihle@EssenKaHealth.org

IfyouhaveanyquesKons,feelfreetoemailme,orfollowmeonTwi`er@katetheATC

ThankyoutoMs.Wheelerfortheopportunity

tospeak!

WanttobecomeanathleEctrainer?

FindmoreinformaEonatthe

NaEonalAthleEcTrainersAssociaEonWebsite

www.nata.org

Resources•  N.d.(2017).Ankleanatomy.OrthoWashington.Retrievedfromh`p://www.orthowashington.com/ankle-anatomy.html•  N.d.(n.d.)Ankletape:basketweave.PerformSportsTherapy&Fitness.Retrievedfrom

h`p://www.performtherapy.co.uk/sports-injury-informaKon-centre/sports-injury-soluKons-prevenKon/sports-tape-applicaKons/ankle-taping/ankle-tape---basket-weave

•  N.d.(n.d.)Howtoapplykinesiotapeprecutfoottape.KinesiologyTapeInfoCenter.Retrievedfromh`p://www.kinesiologytapeinfo.com/how-to-apply-kinesio-tape-precut-foot-tape/