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EPISODE · Nov 20, 2024 · 6 MIN

Should I use tape for extensor tenosynovitis?

from Doc On The Run Podcast · host Dr. Christopher Segler

If you get pain on the top of your foot because you irritated the extensor tendons, they can be very painful.  A runner asked me recently about using athletic tape to heal extensor tenosynovitis. Since it seems like athletic tape can help almost any type of musculoskeletal injury, you might be wondering, could taping help the tendons or the tendon sheath on the top of your foot when it gets aggravated. Should I use tape if I have extensor tenosynovitis?  Well, that is what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast. 

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If you get pain on the top of your foot because you irritated the extensor tendons, they can be very painful.  A runner asked me recently about using athletic tape to heal extensor tenosynovitis. Since it seems like athletic tape can help almost any type of musculoskeletal injury, you might be wondering, could taping help the tendons or the tendon sheath on the top of your foot when it gets aggravated. Should I use tape if I have extensor tenosynovitis?  Well, that is what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.

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