How To Tape A Broken Toe. You should also consider placing cotton gauze between the toes to reduce the risk of infection. For example if your second toe is injured tape it to your third toe rather than your big toe.
Taping for an inflamed or sprained big toe to help improve activity tolerance. Typical treatment for a broken toe is called buddy taping this involves taking the broken toe and carefully securing it to the toe next to it with medical tape. Use medical type tape and.
Tape from the base of the toes up to about inch from the top of the toes.
The principles of buddy taping is described. Buddy taping is used for various toe injuries including fractures. Tape from the base of the toes up to about inch from the top of the toes. Place the tape past the joint connecting the foot and the toe metatarsophalangeal joint.