Foot Care Archives - Fixing Your Feet

Apr 20, 2018 · by John · In: Foot Care, Footcare, General, Sports

I have been doing foot care for more then 20 years--and some things don't change. What disturbs me is that there are still large numbers of athletes who seem to give little thought to their feet. Oftentimes these are newer runners, newer adventure racers, and new hikers. They come into the sport without a base of knowledge and awareness of the best ways to manage their feet. They make mistakes. Many times they don't have buddies who help them learn about foot care. Maybe you can be someone who …

Apr 7, 2018 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care

It’s been many years since I ran my first ultra. It was probably about 1984 and it was the Skyline 50KM in the East Bay from San Francisco. I think I had a few smallish blisters. In later years as I ran longer ultras, I recall having more blisters. The one thing I know is that I had no idea what to do to manage prevent and blisters. I was a newbie and there was little or no information available about foot care. So looking back to that first ultra and what I’ve learned since, what would I say …

Mar 31, 2018 · by John · In: Foot Care, Foot Care Products

I have always told athletes that I have three absolutes when it comes to foot care. Over the past years, they have not changed. The three are: 1) Proper toenail care, 2) reduce calluses, and 3) wear gaiters when running trails. I still stick by the three because, in my mind, they are proven. Now’s the time to share two foot care products to skip. Years ago, the two may have worked because there were not many alternatives. But time changes things. Yet I keep seeing these pop up on social media …

Mar 10, 2018 · by John · In: Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footwear, Footwear Products

I know a number of runners and athletes who struggle with loss of the fat pad under their heels. It’s a fairly common problem as we age. Some people have more of a problem with this than others. Several weeks ago I received an email from John Marnell. He wanted to share what worked for him. John is 73 years old and has run for 40 years. He’s done many marathons plus a period of ten years when he did ultras. He says, “I feel fortunate to still be sort of running.” Here’s John story about his …

Feb 28, 2018 · by John · In: Foot Care, Footcare Tagged: calluses, cutting calluses, deducting calluses

When I saw this video, I knew I had to share it with all of you. You probably know how much I dislike calluses on runner’s feet. You can easily blister under a callus, however draining the fluid can be painful and sometimes is impossible. Most people have some degree of callus somewhere on their feet. Often it’s on the heels and forefoot. The use of a callus file is the most common way of reducing your calluses. Not this guy though. The man in the video is shown cutting the hardened calluses …

Feb 19, 2018 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Sports Tagged: Coverall, Fixomull, Hypafix, kinesiology tape, KT Tape, leukotape, Micropore, rocktape, taping your feet. taping blisters

I recently asked two questions in an online survey. Very simple questions. What is your favorite tape for pre-taping for blister prevention? What is your favorite tape for blister patching? There were 57 responses. Let’s start with the first question. What is your favorite tape for pre-taping for blister prevention? The tapes ranked highest were, Leukotape P and KT Tape kinesiology tape both at 19.3%. However if you add all the kinesiology tapes mentioned, it’s a different outcome. With …

Feb 7, 2018 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Footwear Products, Health, Sports

Several weeks before Western States last year I wrote a blog post about conditions on the course and how feet were going to be wet. The title was Running a Wet 100-Mile Trail Run. I talked about what would happen to runners' feet, and steps I would take to manage my feet if I were running. Based on the feet we saw on the course, the majority of runners did not read the post and if they did, they ignored the advice. In a normal year at Michigan Bluff, we treat 40-60 runners for blisters on the …

Jan 28, 2018 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footcare, General, Health, Sports Tagged: Australia Tennis Open, Chung Hyeon, Chung Hyeon's blister, deep blister, patching Hyeon's blister

Last July I wrote a blog post about The Year’s Best Blister Horror Story. I told how Marin Cilic was unable to continue in his championship tennis match at Wimbledon against Roger Federer—because of a blister that formed under a callus on the ball of his left foot. Before you decided to skip reading this post because it’s about a tennis player, please know there is an important lesson here for any athlete. Fast forward to a couple of days ago, to the Australian Open where Roger Federer is …

Jan 12, 2018 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Health, Sports

I have often shared information about different types of tape for blister prevention and blister patching. I have my favorites, but am always open to learning about new tapes. When I first learned about taping, there were only a few commonly used tapes. There was duct tape, Elastikon, and white athletic tape. That was back in the 80s and 90s. I remember the blister patching job on my feet one of the years I ran Western States. I left the Rucky Chucky aid station with a wad of gauze taped to …

Dec 5, 2017 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Footwear

Tamarack Habilitation Technologies, a company dedicated to the prevention and relief of skin breakdown for individuals with prosthetic limbs and orthopedic braces, created ENGO Blister Prevention Patches in 2004. The patches are designed to prevent blisters and reduce pain from existing blisters. These patches are one of the best products to help athletes that have been released in many years. I think two or three of these thin ENGO Patches patches should be in everyone's foot care kit. ENGO …

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