4 SUPILIOR METHOD G TAPING THE ANKLE
Dr. Guss ¢ : Salley

4 method of ankle taping is presented which ha been found superior to the
usual procedures, Acknowledgement is made to Dr. Virgil Halladay who
originated this method.

The accompanying photographs are for the most part self explanate
ory, but & bricf outline of procedure may be of some assistance. Tape one
and one quarter inches is tie most convenient width, The length varies
from fourteen to twenty four inches. For wnvenience of describing the
method of tuping the four strips will be designated as Aj By Cj and D.

_ Strip A is started on the top side of the Foot, just back of
she weieed bac Seen: tats point i$ spirals a@& an angle to the outside of
the foot at about the mid point: then crosses under arch to come up back
of the ankle bone on the inside of the leg; Crossing the back of the leg
at the upper part of the tendon of achilles spiraling on around the leg
upward without wrinkling, to about the middle of the leg.

 Stekp B ds applied similar to A but on the oposite side of the
foot 1. ©. crossing under the arch on the inside of the foct ani back of
_ the ankle bone on the outside of the foot. 3 |
: Note: The best way to determine the angle of the above tapes
4 and B is to start by laying the tape across back of the ankle bones.

Strip C 4s started on the sole of the foot, in front of the
heel at a point stright down from the ankle bone. From tis point the tape
crosses under the back part of the arch and comes up on the inside of the
foot to pase just in front of th ankle bone on the inside of the leg.
¥rom there the tape sPirals in front and up the leg without wrinkling
to about the midile of the leg. |

strip D is applied as © but on tie opposite side of the foot