Thumb Tape Job | 1” tape and stretch tape - Michael Berry Career Center

Help prevent thumb hyper extension/ thumb sprains

Thumb Tape Job Steps:
1.) have athlete place hand in handshake position
2.) apply pre-wrap if necessary
3.) apply anchor strip around base of wrist
4.) attach 1”strip of tape to lateral portion of wrist wrapping around thumb looping medially to laterally and back down to medial aspect of wrist
5.) repeat step 4 (twice) overlapping strip from step 4 and moving way up the thumb or metacarpal phalangeal joint towards the knuckle.
6.) once knuckle has been reached proceed bring tape down to medial aspect of wrist and loop tape strip around wrist locking tape job in place and limiting thumb extension

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