Blister Taping Tutorials

Wokabaut_Meri

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• Oct 6, 2016

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Rebecca Rushton BSc(Pod) is a podiatrist from Esperance Western Australia with over 20 years experience in managing feet.

I have used her website as a resource for many years but am not a client nor have any agreement, financial or otherwise.

For those who are interested in taping techniques, here are some videos that should prove helpful:
How to tape your toes
How to tape the ball of your foot
How to tape your heels

Rebecca has also written The Advanced Guide to Blister Prevention.

 

Waka

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• Oct 6, 2016

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Very interesting tutorials, thanks for sharing.

 

domigee

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• Oct 6, 2016

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Very good tutorial, thank you.

 

mcopeland

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• Oct 6, 2016

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What kind of tape is she using? Is it like KT Tape?

 

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• Oct 6, 2016

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mcopeland said:

What kind of tape is she using? Is it like KT Tape?

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The tape Rebecca uses in all three videos is a proprietary product, Fixomull Stretch. a wide area hypoallergenic tape. I find that the stretch characteristics allow it to conform to more complex areas without wrinkling. In contrast, rigid tapes like sports strapping tapes are difficult to apply without wrinkling to some parts of the feet.

This year I carried both Fixomull Stretch and 25mm wide Micropore tape for preventative taping against blisters and treatment of hot-spots.

 

MCFearnley

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• Oct 6, 2016

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Good tutorials. Be careful when you tape, though, to make sure the skin at the edges of the tape will not be pulled in any way while you walk. I used moleskin patches for the balls of my feet and got blisters at the far edge from my big toe on both feet on the first day. The blisters happened when my foot would flex against the patch. I subsequently solved the issue by fully flexing my feet/toes before I applied the moleskin.