Duct Tape in Your Emergency Kit?

[Laura]

Ya'll gotta check this out. Amazing uses of duct tape!
http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/hmo/index.html

 

[Gimpy]

Yup....I've heard its like the Force: has a dark side, a light side, and holds just about everything together.

We make body doubles with it for sewing, far cheaper than buying a dress form, and loads of fun.

 

[Guardian]

Ya'll gotta check this out. Amazing uses of duct tape!
http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/hmo/index.html

Well there's a whole new chapter for the taping manual.

 

[Laura]

Well there's a whole new chapter for the taping manual.

That's actually how I came across that page. I was searching for a taping technique for an arthritic hand. My hand has acted up a bit after accidentally eating some almond butter (deadly for me). We have it taped with the bright pink tape and it's doing better, but I was just wondering if there was a specific pattern for this. Well, I didn't find that, but I found that you can use duct tape for about anything. Think I'll be stocking up... you never know!

In Florida, some people call it "100mph tape" because you tape stuff during a hurricane and it will hold against up to 100 mph winds.

 

[Guardian]

I don't think there would be a car on the road older than 15 years old, if not for Duct Tape...but I had no idea it was good for warts too,

I've never actually had a wart, but if I ever get one, I already know what I'm going to do to it.

Thanks

 

[Al Today]

I have relied upon duck tape longer than I care to remember. Just lately, I could not find my duct tape and felt a great loss.
I had to go get some. Duct tape is one of the major items of my tool box.!.!.!

To see all those home remedies? Well... I just gotta :)
And share...
Thank You for sharing Laura.!.!.!

 

[dant]

For some reason, the mention of Duct tape reminded me of: Red/Green: Duct Tape Forever! (Hilarious movie)
And then there is: "Duct Tape Hall of Fame": _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BSDZJSKiVI

And I noted, that not all Duct tape are the same, and
mileage may vary depending on manufacturer and type.
Some are very sticky, some are not, some leave gum
residue, very difficult to remove. Some won't work when
very cold... so test the tape before buying it... or buy "one
of each": Super-stick, medium stick, soft stick, hot weather,
cold weather, water-proof, etc. The last one is important
if one plans to patch a boat or stay afloat, or stay dry...

 

[ScarletBegonias]

You can also make clothing with it! :D Check out these creative designs from high school students: _http://duckbrand.com/Promotions/stuck-at-prom/gallery-2011.aspx

 

[The Mechanic]

Still, it didn't make me feel comfortable when I stepped into a small Cesna airplane a few years back and noticed that a lot of the inside was held together by duct tape.. Nothing came off during flight though

 

[Guardian]

That's actually how I came across that page. I was searching for a taping technique for an arthritic hand.

I found a few videos and an interesting study?

Carpal Tunnel Kinesio-taping part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ9K8ftHmww

Wrist, Hand, Thumb Tape Job
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UNfDcktpo8

K-Tape for me - Hand- und Kniegelenk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uggcckvS_KY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCBurO0lfL8

http://jhs.sagepub.com/content/34/1_suppl/139.short
The Influence of Hand Deviation Correction on Hand Strength and Functioning in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Abstract

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease affecting about 2.1 million people (National Institutes of Heath), and causes pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function in the joints. RA usually occurring in a symmetrical pattern. The disease often affects the wrist joints and the finger joints, but it can also affect other parts of the body besides the joints. Among the most common hand deformations resulting from the progression of the disease are ulnar deviation, Boutonniere deformity, swan neck deformity, contractures and limited range of movement in the hand and wrist joints, muscular atrophy of long and short hand muscles. These changes lead to limitations in hand functioning and difficulties in performing everyday activities.

Aim: The aim of this research was to assess the influence of correcting hand deviation using Kinesiology Taping method on the functioning of the hand and muscle hand strength with patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.

Material and methods: The research involved 40 patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (32 women, 8 men), treated in the Pulmonary and Rheumatologic Hospital in Kup. Qualification criteria included: patient’s conscious consent, II-III RA stage, age 55–65, right-handedness, standard treatment. Exclusion criteria included: Acute stage of the disease, RA stage IV, non-rheumatoid hand deformities. Average age of patients was 63.7 (standard deviation 5.9). All patients, apart from pharmacological treatment in the hospital ward, received standard physiotherapy. In case of 20 patients additional Kinesiology Tape applications were used to correct ulnar positioning of the hand and normalize hand muscle tone. Before physiotherapy, all patients were given a simple hand functioning test and a dynamometer measurement was made to asses hand functionality and strength. The tests were repeated after the 2-week rehabilitation process. The results were subjected to statistical analysis with the use of the Wilcoxon test and the U Mann - Whitney test. The assessment of the correlation between analysed parameters was made with the use of linear correlation test. The level of statistical significance was established at p = 0.05 for all tests.

Results and conclusions: The results suggest that applying hand correction with the use of KT techniques creates better, more physiological conditions for muscle activity during physical exercise. This results in significant (p < 0.05) hand muscle strength increase in the group where Kinesiology Tape correction was made in comparison with the group treated with standard physiotherapy. Hand muscle strength increase correlated with the tempo of carrying out the hand functioning test (r > 0.8).

 

[Jacques]

As a biker and a hiker, I always have duct tape with me.

As we say, don't leave home without it.

 

[3DStudent]

My arm is resting on a taped chair arm. It was coming apart so I put duct tape on it. It's the kind of duct tape that leaves residue, and the tape has slowly pulled away for some months, exposing the "goo". So I've now got clear packing tape over top of the duct tape. And it actually seems to be holding up better.

 

[mcb]

Ya'll gotta check this out. Amazing uses of duct tape!
http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/hmo/index.html

It's odd that this article cites WebMD and a "small study" for saying that the method for warts works. The actual WebMD URL is not mentioned. I found the articles below on WebMD.

I was concerned because I can often smell what I suspect are VOCs coming from adhesive tape rolls. I have chemical sensitivities to a number of common VOCs and my nose is my early warning system. The tape material itself may be releasing toxics such as vinyl chloride, and there is no telling what might be in the adhesives. Whatever it's made of, and that can vary wildly from one manufacturer to the next, some brands of tape can give some people rashes. You can buy "low VOC" duct tape, and if you are going to have the stuff around, that is the kind I would suggest.

_http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/news/20061108/removing-warts-with-duct-tape-may-not-be-effective

Study Casts Doubt on Duct Tape as Home Remedy for Warts
By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Nov. 8, 2006 - Finally, there may be something duct tape can't fix: the lowly wart.

Despite claims in an earlier study, covering warts with duct tape may not make them vanish faster after all, say Dutch researchers, including Maastricht University's Marloes de Haen, MD.

The Dutch researchers had heard of a study in which duct tape showed promise as a home remedy for warts -- the skin infections caused by the human papillomavirus.

So de Haen's team conducted their own study, now published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

The study included 103 Dutch kids aged 4-12 who had at least one wart.

For six weeks, half the children wore duct tape over one of their warts, while the rest wore corn pads over one of theirs.

Once a week, the children uncovered the wart, soaked it in warm water for five minutes, then rubbed the wart gently with a pumice stone.

During the study, the warts covered by duct tape were only slightly more likely to heal than those covered by corn pads.

"After six weeks, the wart had disappeared in 16% of the children in the duct tape group, compared with 6% in the placebo [corn pad] group," the researchers write.

That margin was so slim that it may have been due to chance, de Haen's team says.

Most of the kids in the duct tape group -- 81% -- said the tape didn't stick well to their skin. And 15% reported skin irritations, including rashes.

"Further research with longer follow-up would only be useful with a tape that is better sticking," write the researchers.

_http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/using-tape-to-remove-warts-topic-overview

Tape occlusion is an inexpensive method of wart removal that involves covering the wart with tape. It is often called the "duct tape" method.

• Cut a piece of adhesive tape as close to the size of the wart as possible.
• Leave the tape in place for 6 days. If the tape falls off, put on a new piece.
• After 6 days, remove the tape and soak the area in water. Then gently rub the wart surface down with an emery board or pumice stone. Leave the tape off overnight.
• Repeat this process until the wart is gone, but not longer than 2 months.

While covering a wart with tape may help it go away, research studies don't show clear proof that using duct tape helps to clear up warts more quickly than they would if left alone.

 

[Ollie]

As a ... hiker, I always have duct tape with me.

As we say, don't leave home without it.

Make that another, it is wrapped around just about everything for instant use as and when required.

 

[Regulattor]

Yup, I just ducktaped broken air filter housing on my car. It looks fine now.