Week #1 Free Response: Turf Toe Taping

In my KIN 127, my professor has been showing the class useful and very important taping skills. His name is Ryan N. Moran, he actually graduated from Michigan State and been in all levels of Athletic Training. He said he went from high school all the way to D1 college football and he said that your taping skills is the most important tool for an Athletic Trainer. The one I want to talk about for this post is the "Turf Toe" taping.

(Turf Toe Taping)

Turf Toe is a sprain in the metatarsophalangeal joint (MTP) in the toe. It's the most common injury with athletes of all different sports. Without being treated it can take you out of commission for a couple days. The reason for taping it is to make the big toe motionless so it can heal with a little rest. The reason for making the toe motionless is because moving the joint can cause extreme pain to it and could make it into a bigger problem then what it actually is. So with taping it and resting for a couple days it will be back to normal soon.

Beam, Joel. Orthopedic Taping, Wrapping, Bracing, & Padding. 2nd ed. F.A. Davis Company, 2011. 512. Print.