Strap Taping for Sports and Rehabilitation

Anne Keil, PT, DPT, is a physical therapist and supervisor of rehabilitation services at the University of Colorado Hospital at Stapleton and Park Meadows Rehabilitation Clinics in Denver. Dr. Keil has worked in a variety of areas, including outpatient orthopedics, neurology, inpatient, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and home health care. Working in facilities or countries that did not have many physical therapy resources, Dr. Keil became interested in taping as a low-cost adjunct to treatment and an effective alternative to bracing. Dr. Keil received her doctorate in physical therapy in 2005 from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. She earned her BS in physical therapy in 1991 and BS in community health science in 1989 from California State University at Fresno. Dr. Keil is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

Chapter 1. Introduction to Taping Relationship Between Taping and Anatomy Types of Tape Why Strapping Tape? Taping Guidelines Taping Application Documentation Chapter 2. Ankle and Foot Anatomy of the Ankle and Foot Evidence Orthotics Evaluation Techniques Low Dye Cross X Navicular Lift Subtalar Neutral Stirrup Ankle Support and Modified High Dye Calcaneus Inversion Glide Calcaneus: Alternative Technique Achilles Unloading Hypermobile Distal Fibula Hallux Abductovalgus (HAV) Bunion Correction First Metatarsal-Cuneiform Glide Fifth Metatarsal Dorsal Glide Fifth Metatarsal-Cuboid Dorsal and Plantar Glide Gastrocnemius Unloading Braces Case Studies Chapter 3. The Knee Anatomy of the Knee Evidence Evaluation Techniques Patellar Medial Glide (Plus Tilt Corrections) Patellar Tendon Unloading Infrapatellar Fat Pad Unloading Pes Anserinus Bursitis Unloading Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome Proximal Fibular Glide Tibiofemoral Torsion Knee Hyperextension Block Tensor Fascia Lata Glide Medial Hamstring Unloading Braces Case Studies Chapter 4. The Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbopelvic Area Anatomy of the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbopelvic Area Evidence Evaluation Techniques Postural Taping: Upper Back, Midback, and Lower Back Thoracic Vertebra Glide Rib Support Low Back Hyperextension Limit Sacroiliac Approximation Ilial Shear, Anterior or Posterior Diamond Box Unloading Hip and Gluteal Muscle Approximation Braces Case Studies Chapter 5. The Shoulder Anatomy of the Shoulder Evidence Evaluation Techniques Postural Upper Back AC Joint Separation and Clavicle Fracture Correction AC Joint Blocking (for Subacromial Impingement) Scapula Position Correction Inferior Subluxing Shoulder Correction Anterior Shoulder Dislocation Protection Braces Case Studies Chapter 6. The Elbow, Wrist, and Hand Anatomy of the Elbow, Wrist, and Hand Evidence Evaluation Techniques Epicondylitis Strapping Radial Head Glide Diamond Box Unloading Ulnar External Rotation Glide Ulnar Internal Rotation Glide Elbow Hyperextension Varus or Valgus Laxity Block Neutral Wrist Strapping Wrist Flexion or Extension Block Wrist Pain, Radiocarpal Glide Fifth Metacarpal Dorsal Glide Ventral Ulnar Glide Trapezium Glide Thumb Block Braces Case Studies