ankle wrap

Joint support band

An ankle wrap is a bandage or supportive binding worn around the ankle, typically to stabilize a sprain, reduce swelling, or prevent injury during physical activity.

Athletic ankle wraps provide compression and support without the rigidity of a brace: She put on an ankle wrap before the game.

Related

ACE · injury · swelling · brace · athletic tape · tape · athletic · sports medicine · strain · twisted · sock · heal · first aid · tight · secure · sports · ligament · tender

Categories
Opposites
rigidity of immobilization

ankle wrapcast

Performers, throw, or splint

plaster cast · walking boot · fiberglass cast · immobilizer · splint

body location

ankle wrapwrist wrap

Supportive joint binding

knee wrap · neck brace

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G