SpiderTech ANKLE SPIDER User guide

Application Instructions
ANKLE SPIDER™
basic application
Helps with
the following
conditions:
Shin splints
Ankle sprains
Ankle instability
Improved athletic
performance
Postoperative
rehabilitation
Arthritis
Plantar fasciitis
Have the client lying comfortably on their stomach
with the bottom of the foot accessible. Tear all of the
perforations along the black lines on the back of the
application.
Place the application through the toes with one strip
between the big toe and second toe and the second strip
between the third/fourth or forth/fifth toes, depending on
foot size.
Remove the backing of section 1 and gently lay down on
the bottom of the foot. Gently rub over top of the tape to
activate the glue.
Bring the top of the foot into view by plantar flexing the
foot. Remove the backing of section 2 and gently lay down
on the top of the foot. Gently rub over top of the tape to
activate the glue.
Then, with the bottom of the foot exposed, stretch the
plantar fascia and remove the backing of section 3 as
you lay the tape down over the arch of the foot without
any stretch in the tape. Gently rub over top of the tape to
activate the glue.
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Application Instructions
E N GINEER E D F O R M O V E M E N T ™
With the leg fully extended and the ankle dorsiflexed to
stretch the Achilles tendon and calf muscles, start gently
pealing the backing of section 4 on the outside as you lay
the tape down on the outside border of the Achilles tendon
and up the calf until the entire section is completed. Gently
rub over top of the tape to activate the glue.
Repeat step 8 with the inside section 4. Gently rub over
top of the tape to activate the glue.
Now flex the knee bringing the clients heel toward their
butt and plantar flex the foot gently to stretch the tibialis
anterior. Gently peel back the backing of section 5 as
you lay the tape down over the top of the foot and up
the anterior shin along the tibialis anterior without any
stretch.
Gently rub over top of the tape to activate the glue.
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