M. Sanche
MichelleS
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances (Pamplona to Burgos) October, 2017
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 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