Foot Care

t2andreo · Apr 4, 2019

I came across this article in my morning reading. It may be of use to many of you out there.

How to Prevent and Treat 7 Common Thru-Hiking Foot Problems - The Trek

From blisters to trench foot, all hikers experience foot problems at some point. Learn how to take care of your feet and avert hike-ending injuries.

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Hope this helps.

KYPolloFrito · May 24, 2021

Since the Camino is a lot about Foot care I am posting the below link to an interesting segment of the Freakanomics Podcast regarding the evolution of footwear. I found a lot of the information and counsel from the experts is not in line with conventional wisdom and culture. Who knew most NBA players get regular pedicures!

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Bob008 · Monday at 10:54 PM

I've just finished the walk about a week ago, and hope my experience/mistake can be of some help to future pilgrims. I spent a day or two in Madrid before and after walking the last 100 km to...

senora1 · Tuesday at 6:01 PM

I’m leaving in 11 days for my CP. I live in California and would not drink tap water unless it’s filtered however I remember drinking from plenty of fountains in Spain. Is it the same in Portugal...

CaminoKate0214 · Wednesday at 11:08 PM

Hi all, It's been a while since I posted here, but happy to be back. I hiked about 100 miles in 2015, loved it, and the Camino got into me and became part of me. That pilgrimage resulted in a...

KDK · Friday at 11:33 AM

Hello all, I’m a first time peregrina walking solo on the Portugues Central route. I have injured my right knee and cannot walk. I can barely hobble right now. Since the weekend is coming up I...

garlicbread · Friday at 12:02 AM

Hi guys, thanks for all your help so far. I tried to search this topic in past threads but couldn’t find much. So apologies if this is a repetitive question Basically I need to see a doctor to...

Munrojs · Thursday at 4:39 PM

Hello, We are walking the Camino Frances west from Pamplona to Sahagun, then traveling to Sarria to complete the last 100k to Santiago I’m a Type 1 Diabetic on an insulin pump and using DEXCOM...

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