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Athletic taping

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Athletic taping is the process of applying tape directly to the skin in order to maintain a stable position of bones and muscles during athletic activity. [1]

13 relations: Adhesive tape, Blister, Bone, Buddy wrapping, Bunion, Elastic bandage, Elastic therapeutic tape, Metatarsophalangeal joint sprain, Muscle, Orthotics, Self-adhering bandage, Shin splints, Skin.

Adhesive tape

Adhesive tape refers to any one of a variety of combinations of backing materials coated with an adhesive.

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Blister

A blister is a small pocket of body fluid (lymph, serum, plasma, blood, or pus) within the upper layers of the skin, typically caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure or infection.

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Bone

A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the vertebrate skeleton.

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Buddy wrapping

Buddy wrapping or buddy taping is the act of bandaging a damaged or particularly a fractured finger or toe together with a healthy one.

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Bunion

A bunion is a deformity of the joint connecting the big toe to the foot.

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Elastic bandage

An elastic bandage is a "stretchable bandage used to create localized pressure".

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Elastic therapeutic tape

Elastic therapeutic tape, also called kinesiology tape, Kinesio tape, k-tape, or KT,; is an elastic cotton strip with an acrylic adhesive that is used with the intent of treating pain and disability from athletic injuries and a variety of other physical disorders.

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Metatarsophalangeal joint sprain

A metatarsophalangeal joint sprain is an injury to the connective tissue between the foot and one of the toes.

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Muscle

Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals.

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Orthotics

Orthotics (Greek: Ορθός, ortho, "to straighten" or "align") is a specialty within the medical field concerned with the design, manufacture and application of orthoses.

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Self-adhering bandage

A self-adhering bandage or cohesive bandage is a type of bandage or wrap that coheres to itself, but does not adhere well to other surfaces.

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Shin splints

Shin splints, also known as medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), is defined by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons as "pain along the inner edge of the shinbone.

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Skin

Skin is the soft outer tissue covering vertebrates.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletic_taping

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