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I used Omnifix Stretch, which is very similar, and can be purchased in most farmacias in Spain.
Yes, these thin flexible tapes are awesome! I put some on the balls of my feet every day, and around a couple of toes too. No blisters at all! And here's the link to the Omnifix on Amazon. Again, it looks like it is very much like the tape that the OP mentioned. I think that there are other brands too. They are called dressing retention tapes.Good to know! We had brought a variety of blister strategies and feel we could have saved pack weight by just going with this one.
I wanted to introduce a medical supply product that we found very helpful while walking the Camino Frances. Our daughter used it on the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island, Canada last summer. She and her friend applied it to their heels each morning as a prevention, and they did indeed make it through that very difficult hike without blister distress.
I can only describe it as like a very thin, sticky packing tape, which flexibly covers and protects skin.
We used it for one of our Camino companions when she began to develop a baby-toe blister. By putting this product on her toe each morning, she allowed the initial damage to heal while preventing any further injury. My husband also used it to prevent a hot spot from becoming a blister.
Here is a link to information about it: http://www.smith-nephew.com/professional/products/advanced-wound-management/opsite/opsite-flexifix/ I will also attach a photo of the box. We found that it was available at a medical supply store in our Canadian city.
Hoping this information is useful to other pilgrims,
Michelle
Another omnifix addict. It's great stuff, for either prevention or healing.I used Omnifix Stretch, which is very similar, and can be purchased in most farmacias in Spain.
And also please don't leave thread, also known as a highway for bacteria, in a blister.But remember, do not apply any type of adhesive tape directly to the skin of a blister after it forms unless the directions specifically instruct doing so (a.k.a. "Compeed").
Exactly, Alex.I should say: After I understood the nature of blisters, how they form, and how to treat them, I have never had a single blister.
I wanted to introduce a medical supply product that we found very helpful while walking the Camino Frances. Our daughter used it on the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island, Canada last summer. She and her friend applied it to their heels each morning as a prevention, and they did indeed make it through that very difficult hike without blister distress.
I can only describe it as like a very thin, sticky packing tape, which flexibly covers and protects skin.
We used it for one of our Camino companions when she began to develop a baby-toe blister. By putting this product on her toe each morning, she allowed the initial damage to heal while preventing any further injury. My husband also used it to prevent a hot spot from becoming a blister.
Here is a link to information about it: http://www.smith-nephew.com/professional/products/advanced-wound-management/opsite/opsite-flexifix/ I will also attach a photo of the box. We found that it was available at a medical supply store in our Canadian city.
Hoping this information is useful to other pilgrims,
Michelle
I wanted to introduce a medical supply product that we found very helpful while walking the Camino Frances. Our daughter used it on the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island, Canada last summer. She and her friend applied it to their heels each morning as a prevention, and they did indeed make it through that very difficult hike without blister distress.
I can only describe it as like a very thin, sticky packing tape, which flexibly covers and protects skin.
We used it for one of our Camino companions when she began to develop a baby-toe blister. By putting this product on her toe each morning, she allowed the initial damage to heal while preventing any further injury. My husband also used it to prevent a hot spot from becoming a blister.
Here is a link to information about it: http://www.smith-nephew.com/professional/products/advanced-wound-management/opsite/opsite-flexifix/ I will also attach a photo of the box. We found that it was available at a medical supply store in our Canadian city.
Hoping this information is useful to other pilgrims,
Michelle
No, the product that the OP mentioned is not Compeed. It is a thin flexible tape that can be cut to size to fit any part of the foot, and is much less expensive than Compeed.It sounds to me that the product is called "Compede". We found it to be the most effective way to deal with blisters and continue on relatively pain free. We started out on the Camino from Canada this past spring with the moleskin product that was recommended to us and found that this was not a great solution. Compede is widely available along the St. James route and comes in various sizes. It is in a greenish clam-shell type plastic package. We always kept a few packets with us. Hope this helps. Michael
Ah, but you haven't tried Omnifix or the tape mentioned by the OP.I walked the Camino this year and used lueko tape. Once you put it on a hot spot it doesn't come off. Until you want it to, even in showers. I helped other pilgrims to their delight. It's the best tape on the trail.
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I just posted a good resource, written by someone who has a lot of expertise is treating blisters in endurance athletes. (Sorry, everyone, I goofed up a bit, never having posted a resource before.)
But there are 2 things:
A pdf file about prevention, attached in the discussion section.
And a link to the website, which you access by clicking the button on the main page.
This website is a goldmine of information.
I wanted to introduce a medical supply product that we found very helpful while walking the Camino Frances. Our daughter used it on the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island, Canada last summer. She and her friend applied it to their heels each morning as a prevention, and they did indeed make it through that very difficult hike without blister distress.
I can only describe it as like a very thin, sticky packing tape, which flexibly covers and protects skin.
We used it for one of our Camino companions when she began to develop a baby-toe blister. By putting this product on her toe each morning, she allowed the initial damage to heal while preventing any further injury. My husband also used it to prevent a hot spot from becoming a blister.
Here is a link to information about it: http://www.smith-nephew.com/professional/products/advanced-wound-management/opsite/opsite-flexifix/ I will also attach a photo of the box. We found that it was available at a medical supply store in our Canadian city.
Hoping this information is useful to other pilgrims,
Michelle
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