At bruises and sprains it is recommended to use the elastic roller. It helps to record reliably the problem zone and to reduce risk of undesirable impact on the injured area.
Instruction
1. Elastic rollers are convenient that they don't stretch and aren't deformed in difference from gauze. Therefore the bandage doesn't slip and thanks to the structure provides the necessary fixing. One more advantage consists in the possibility of reusable use of such bandage.
2. Getting the elastic roller it is necessary to define necessary degree of extensibility. At post-traumatic bandaging the bandage of high or average degree of extensibility is necessary. In the preventive purposes it is better to use bandage of low extensibility. Different length of bandage can be necessary for various parts of the body: - the luchezapyastny joint – 1-1.5 m; - the ankle joint – 2 m; - the knee joint – 3 m; - the elbow joint – 2-2.5 m.
3. Fixing the elastic bandage it is necessary to consider certain rules. It is necessary to make imposing from below up. Impose bandage with the uniform tension, it will help to avoid plication. It will be more convenient to bandage, untwisting the tape outside. And each subsequent turn has to block previous on the third so that not to allow gleams between rounds. In conclusion fix the edge of bandage by the safe pin.
4. It is also necessary to know that when bandaging the luchezapyastny joint the elastic roller needs to be imposed, since the point from fingers of the brush and finishing with the middle of the forearm. The elbow joint is bandaged from the middle of the forearm to the middle of the shoulder. The ankle joint needs to be bandaged from foot fingers to the middle of the shin. In case of the problem with the knee joint it is necessary to begin with the middle of the shin and to finish on the middle of the hip.
5. Imposing bandage, it is impossible to press vessels - it can break blood circulation and cause undesirable hypostasis. If in fingers after bandaging there is the numbness and the pulsation under the bandage is felt, it needs to be removed and made light massage of this extremity. At injuries, it is recommended to use the bandage only at the activity moments. After that the elastic roller should be removed.