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  1. Rebecca Rushton

    Seeking Advice: Blisters Appeared on Day 21 of Camino

    @MainelyStina they sound like edge blisters - here's some info on these tricky little numbers.
  2. Rebecca Rushton

    Effectively Avoiding Blisters

    Hydrocolloids are designed to interact with an open wound to accelerate healing. If there's no open wound, its main modus operandi is unused. However, it will spread shear load and cushion a little as secondary effects.
  3. Rebecca Rushton

    Effectively Avoiding Blisters

    If you get a blister, you give it first aid (betadine and a dressing). And if you want it to not hurt and indeed heal while you continue to walk, you put in place the best prevention for that particular blister area, because the prevention is what stops the blister-causing forces. Engo patches...
  4. Rebecca Rushton

    Effectively Avoiding Blisters

    Thanks @dougfitz. The website is at blister-prevention.com these days. Blisters continue to be *tricky* and what works for one doesn't work for another, for a very specific reason. That is, our (mainstream) understanding of what causes blisters is a bit off the mark. Most think it's friction...
  5. Rebecca Rushton

    Altras - different types ? how to modify the zero drop & comparison to other wide ‘toe box’ trail shoes.

    Yes, zero drop invites Achilles issues if you are susceptible, tight or haven't taken the time to wear them in gradually. You can negate the zero drop by adding heel lifts (eg: 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm...). All depends on how much lift you need and how much you can fit in your shoe without your heel...
  6. Rebecca Rushton

    Osteo in big toe

    I don't mind chiming in here with some pretty general info (btw, I'm a podiatrist). A stiff big toe knuckle, often but not always the result of osteoarthritis (OA), is called hallux limitus/rigidus (hallux = big toe). When you toe-off (propulsion), that big toe knuckle has to bend so you can...
  7. Rebecca Rushton

    Need blister treatment in Valladolid - any good suggestions for where I can get treated

    Thanks for sharing the link @C clearly - I had not seen this before. It's great to see Compeed adjust their messaging around instructions for use. Yay! It's a great hydrocolloid product (apart from not being sterile, which it really should be if you're going to use this on open wounds), but is...
  8. Rebecca Rushton

    I'm so discouraged!

    Agree, the Engo Patches are like a permanent lubricant. Lubricants need frequent reapplication. One Engo patch application will last your entire Camino, as long as you get good initial adhesion. Application technique is important, as is the need to adhere them to perfectly dry and lean surfaces...
  9. Rebecca Rushton

    I'm so discouraged!

    @Paula P I agree wholeheartedly with @MichelleElynHogan . This is valuable intel that I would rather get in training while I still have opportunity to research and make the optimal changes, rather than be limited by what I can get from the local pharmacies. Don't worry about changing your...
  10. Rebecca Rushton

    Prevent Blisters on Camino

    Thanks @Flauna - I trust it will serve you well. If you have any questions or need help troubleshooting any issues out on the trail, flick me an email - I'll be only too happy to help. Buen Camino!
  11. Rebecca Rushton

    Prevent Blisters on Camino

    That pretty much sums it up, @trecile - thanks for sharing!
  12. Rebecca Rushton

    Blister under crease of big toe

    6 weeks to fully resolve, assuming you've negated the blister-causing shear, read this for more. But it will be resolved well enough for you to forget about it well before that. Click that lonk if you want to see a timeline of a resolving foot blister on the bottom of the foot.
  13. Rebecca Rushton

    Blister under crease of big toe

    Thanks Anne! It's to do with the mechanics of your foot, the windlass mechanism in particular. By all means get advice on that from a podiatrist, but for what it's worth, I'd have an ENGO Blister Patch on the insole so it went from the middle of the big toe, back to just past the knuckle joint...
  14. Rebecca Rushton

    Old healed blister. Dead skin came off, no blister, should I tape?.

    Cheers Rick, appreciate it.
  15. Rebecca Rushton

    Old healed blister. Dead skin came off, no blister, should I tape?.

    It sounds like you have a fully healed blister. It take around 4-6 weeks for the damaged skin to move to the surface before being shed. If you're 100% sure you've eliminated the cause, then I wouldn't even bother taping. If you're 90-99% sure you've eliminated the cause, but you feel a bit...

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