[header] How to wrap a sprained ankle [title] Pick your bandage. [step] For most people, the best choice of wrapping for a compression wrap is a cloth elastic bandage, sometimes colloquially known as an " ace bandage, " after a common brand of elastic bandage. [substeps] Any brand of elastic bandage will work. 
However, wider bandages (between one-and-half and three inches wide) are usually easier to use. Cloth elastic bandages are comfortable, since they're made of stretchy cloth.