Glossary

Finger tape

Athletic tape on fingers to cover a split or support a joint.

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Climbers tape splits and worn pads. Gymnasts tape wrists and fingers around grips. Tape is not chalk, and chalk on top of tape is optional. A smooth tape surface can be slippery. Some people chalk the tape, some people would rather the tape stay tacky.

Tape does not make a torn pulley healthy. If a finger joint is injured, see a clinician. This glossary is not a treatment guide.

Bighorn Athletics Finger tape

0.3 inch × 45 feet, 8 rolls, white.

Narrow athletic tape for fingers. Climbers use it on splits. It is not grip by itself.

Tape a flapper before alcohol chalk touches it. Tape does not fix an injured pulley.

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RipFix Hand salve

1.34 oz tin.

A salve sold for blisters, calluses, and rips. Skin repair after training, not a substitute for filing a raised callus.

This is not medical treatment. An infected tear needs a clinician.

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