lateral epicondylitis. It is actually an irritation of the muscle attachments on

the outside part of the elbow right here

and what I'm going to have

the patient do is grab the middle finger, that's a good place to start

fully flex the wrist

and pronate, or turn the arm slightly outward.

The tape will be placed over this muscle. I'm going to tear one piece

I'm going to split the tape

this is easily done

just crease

and tear down the middle

It will actually stop at the anchor point

from there I'm going to tear off the anchor

and I'm goig to place that slightly above

the lateral epicondyle, which is actually usually where the pain is

again I'm going to place the anchor with no tension and rub it on pretty good.

and from here

because the patient is on stretch, I'm just going to lay the tape down

I'm goig to spread it over the entire backside of the forearm.

I'm going to take a second piece of tape

again, I'm going to split this

folding it down the middle, tearing it on its' perforation

and tearing off the anchor point

From here I'm going to go just to the back side of the forearm

very close to the elbow joint

I'm going to rub that anchor point on

tearing the paper off

and from here I'm going to gather

the connective tissue and skin as I put

fifty to seventy-five percent tension on that tape

and same thing on this piece

and notice

I'm avoiding taping over the inside part of the elbow, that tends to be sensitive skin

and with movement that can often cause irritation, so I'm avoiding that spot

and you are good to go