Thumb Spica Tape
Hand injuries can happen at any time in almost any location. With this being the situation it is very imperative that we have something on hand to treat any type of hand injury that arises. That is why today we will learn about one of the most important devices that you can have on hand during any hand injury emergency, thumb spica tape. Together we shall discover what this type of tape is, how we can and should use it, and what the benefits of using it is. No longer will you be unprepared for a hand disaster. So lets go into this world of thumb tape and see what we can learn.
What is thumb spica tape? Well I am glad that you asked. Imagen with me that you are at the park. Your child is paying on the monkey bars. the next thing that you know your child has fallen off and sprained his or her thumb on the impact of the ground. That is when using this type of medical tape is useful and jumps into action. You can straighten your child's thumb and then tape it up, immobilizing the joint and decreasing pain from the sprain. Then you can put on ice. If the thumb is fractured or broken this tape can make an effective brace. So that in effect is what this tape is. Bracing tape.
Now that we know what it is we can now talk about how to use it. Go back in your mind to the park scenario. You need to take the problem area in your grasp gently. You can start wrapping the tape around the base of the wrist and then move up the hand until it reaches the mid palm area. Then make the tape travel down the extent of the thumb. This wrapping should be tight but not so tight as to cut off blood flow to the thumb or cause increased pain.
Last but not least lets get to our last subject of what benefits are to be had by using thumb spica tape. You can immobilize the joint allowing the injury to heal. You can decrease the amount of pain that you feel. Also if the injury is not to bad you can save money from going to the doctor for something that you can treat yourself.