Thumb Taping 101

Thumb Taping 101. Courtesy of the Texas A&M Athletics Department, the Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sport Medicine and Human Performance, and the Department of Health & Kinesiology at TAMU. This video is provided for educational purposes. The techniques demonstrated should only be performed under the supervision of a certified athletic trainer or sports medicine professional.

[@txaggie2009]

Roll of tape: $4. Medical/hospital bills from dislocation or sprain of mcp: ~$5000. Great use of tape; excellent demonstration.
- M. May '09

[@wolfensden]

This is great, but i wish i had enough tape to do this 5 times a week lol.

[@alswn23]

Got a thumb injury from bseball this is super helpful

[@ky09]

thank you very helpful I needed to learn how to do it on my own because i don't have a trainer for my flag football team and I always sprain my thumbs.

[@knsmtamu]

How did it work out?

[@jayfay5]

slightly excessive tape use?.........can i ask what sport he is meant to be trying to play?

[@willc9696]

i hurt my thumb and i am going to tape it like this tonight for ftooball

[@pdgftwa]

can i still play football after i tape it up

[@6Vill6ian6]

thats to much tape i can do the same thing with half the tape she used

[@jattisonfire]

is this how lineman tape their thumb in football?

[@chelseaboy1905]

well not that bad, but i have no idea how to it on my own ...
and I didn't understood that thing with the C-Stripes ...

[@TheMlamp]

unreal! i wish i found this chick a few years ago