• Preventative taping
• Taping for isolation of injury
• Bandaging for immediate treatment of injury

Preventative Taping

• Provides a first layer safety during contact sports involving explosive movements.
• Focused on the joints since they are prone to injury due to high stress from vigorous activities.
• Limits unwanted movement.
• Example: preventive ankle tape

Taping for Isolation of Injury

• Done to protect the injury from external harm, usually post-trauma or during the rehabilitation phase.
• Even after taping, once rehabilitation initiates, simple strengthening exercises should be encouraged to avoid stiffness.

Bandaging for Immediate Treatment of Injury

• Immediately applied after an injury using the RICER protocol.
• As bandaging provides compression, swelling and bleeding are reduced.
• Often elastic bandages are used for using non-injured sites as a support for parts that are injured.