Patients recovering from a wrist sprain may benefit from additional support, such as that described here:
(A) Place anchor strips around the wrist and metacarpal heads.
(B) Place three to four tape strips in an X pattern over the palmar aspect or dorsum of the hand.
(C-F) Apply a figure eight beginning on the radial aspect of the proximal anchor.
Reproduced with permission from: Anderson MK, Parr GP. Foundations of Athletic Training: Prevention, Assessment, and Management, 5th ed, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2013. Copyright © 2013 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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