SportMedBC Tutorial: Mastering Wrist Taping for Sports and Safety

Discover the art of wrist taping with SportMedBC, your trusted source for sports medicine and injury prevention. Our tutorial guides you through the process of stabilizing your wrist to prevent hyperflexion while maintaining the freedom of your thumb. Whether you're an athlete or an active individual, our step-by-step demonstration ensures you stay protected during sports and physical activities.

Begin by using spray adhesive or tough skin to prep the wrist, enhancing tape adhesion without compromising comfort. SportMedBC emphasizes the importance of maintaining moderate tension when applying the tape to avoid restricting circulation.

Our detailed tutorial covers everything from creating anchors along the forearm to establishing support near the fingers, ensuring you can still move them freely. You'll also discover how to add diagonal strips to limit wrist flexibility, effectively preventing hyperflexion.

The final steps ensure a secure and comfortable fit, allowing you to flex your wrist without discomfort or pain. As you master the wrist taping technique with SportMedBC, you'll gain the confidence to participate in sports and activities without the fear of wrist hyperflexion.

Wrist stability and freedom await you. Explore our tutorial to become proficient in wrist taping for hyperflexion prevention, presented by SportMedBC. Perfect your technique, stay protected, and perform at your best. For more insightful videos and tips, visit sportmedbc.com today.

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SportMedBC's injury prevention and performance initiative SportSmart, offers courses, videos, tips and resources through its free Safety Network on SportMedBC.com.

Funded through the Public Health Agency of Canada's Active and Safe initiative, SportMedBC produced nine SportSmart videos.

In the sixth video of the series, Athletic Therapist Lauren Gavrailoff reviews taping a wrist.