{"id":2182,"date":"2022-03-14T10:24:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T10:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.physioroom.com\/advice\/?p=2182"},"modified":"2025-12-16T07:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T07:29:47","slug":"patella-tendon-taping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.physioroom.com\/advice\/how-to-guides\/patella-tendon-taping\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Tape your Knees like Rafael Nadal"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Do you suffer from knee pain due to Patella Tendonitis?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Champion Rafael Nadal has been plagued by Patella Tendonitis in the past and gets relief by using a Patella Tendon taping technique.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>How can Patella Tendon taping help Patella Tendonitis?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Patella Tendon taping applies a compression force to the tendon which reduces its girth. This prevents maximum force from being transferred through the Patella Tendon and this relieves the painful symptoms of Patella Tendonitis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have a physio to apply your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.physioroom.com\/physioroom-kinesiology-tape-i-&amp;-y-strip---pink---5cm-x-5m\">Patella Tendon tape job<\/a> why not use a\u00a0Knee Strap? You can easily apply a\u00a0Knee Strap\u00a0yourself, time and time again.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>How to apply the Patella Tendon Taping Technique<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The tape (we recommend using\u00a0Trainer&#8217;s Tape) is applied with the knee bent. The tape starts by going circumferentially around the upper shin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A small amount of underwrap in the Popliteal fossa prevents pinching.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The tape is passed round once&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>then twisted&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>several times&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>in order to make a thicker band over the Patella tendon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 6<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Then the tape is passed around again&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 7<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>and the twisting repeated..<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 8<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>to form a second thicker band.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 9<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The flat tape is passed around again&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 10<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>and this time kept flat&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 11<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>to finish off.<\/p>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you suffer from knee pain due to Patella Tendonitis? Champion Rafael Nadal has been plagued by Patella Tendonitis in the past and gets relief by using a Patella Tendon taping technique. How can Patella Tendon taping help Patella Tendonitis? Patella Tendon taping applies a compression force to the tendon which reduces its girth. 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