Plantar Fasciitis Taping

The following guidelines are for information purposes only. We recommend seeking professional advice before attempting any rehabilitation.

The aim of this taping is to support the arch of the foot and take the pressure off the plantar fascia.

What is required?

• One roll of non stretch zinc oxide tape about 1 inch or 2.5cm wide.

Step 1:

• Starting on the inside of the foot apply a strip of zinc oxide tape as shown below.
• The tape should be about 2 cm in width. Note you should finish up at the same point you started from.
• Try not to get any wrinkles in the tape as this could cause blisters.

Step 2:

• Next do the same starting on the outside of the foot and finishing on the outside of the foot.
• You should have a crossed pattern as shown on the left.
• Then repeat these first two steps overlapping with tape until you have applied two pieces of tape each side.

Step 3:

• Finally cover what you have just done with a number of shorts strips of tape that go across the underneath of the foot.
• Again be careful not to wrinkle the tape or do it too tight.

Step 4:

• You might like to finish it off with a small piece of tape across the top of the foot connecting each side to secure it.
• This is what is should like like when finished.