blister prevention Archives - Fixing Your Feet

Nov 12, 2017 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, General, Health, Sports Tagged: blister prevention, engo blister prevention patches, Foot Care, preventing blisters

This is Part IV in a series of posts about blisters, their formation, causes, and prevention. In this post we look at the 13 components of blister prevention - five major and 8 minor components. They all play a role and are important to understand. Blister prevention takes place through a combination of 13 components. Five are the most major components: fit, socks, ENGO patches, lubricants, and powders. Eight others are minor but still important components: skin toughening agents, taping, …

May 20, 2016 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Footcare, Sports Tagged: aid stations, blister care, blister prevention, Foot Care

A month ago I wrote a blog post about two multi-day races in Europe that are implementing a triage system for medical care at aid station – the outcome of their being overwhelmed by the amount of treatment and time that their participant’s blistered feet were requiring. Here a link to that post about Providing Foot Care for Athletes. In this post, I want to expand on a quote from their website that I included in the original post. It was about the 6Ps of foot care. They stated that foot care …

Dec 12, 2015 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footwear, Footwear Products Tagged: blister prevention, Blister Treatment, engo, engo blister prevention patches, j marty carlson, tamarack

Today’s post will cover a great way to prevent blisters using ENGO Blister Prevention Patches. It's a repeat of a post from mid-2013. Tamarack Habilitation Technologies is well known for providing healthcare professionals and clients with innovative, value-added orthotic-prosthetic componentry and materials. Their ShearBan product is similar to the ENGO Blister Prevention Patches reviewed in this article. ShearBan is used in the orthopaedic and prosthetic industry on prostheses at amputation …

Nov 2, 2015 · by John · In: blister care, Books, Foot Care, Foot Care Products Tagged: blister prevention, rebecca rushton

Rebecca Rushton is a podiatrist from down-under in Australia. She has championed the important of blister prevention and I have shared about her in past blog posts. Her website, BlisterPrevention.com.au is a wealth of information on the subject. In an effort to resolver her own blister problems, Rebecca has investigated podiatry and sport publications, diabetic foot disease and prosthetic limb skin management, the field of tribology (the study of friction and wear), and military research. These …

Aug 13, 2015 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footcare, Footwear, Footwear Products, Health, Sports, toenails Tagged: blister prevention, Foot Care, maceration, primal quest

The seven tips below are written for the Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race starting next week. They are also applicable to any race you may have coming up. Primal Quest is less than two weeks away and here are seven things you can do to improve your chances of finishing with healthy feet. 1. Wear the best fitting shoes you can. Have a bit of space in front of your longest toe and enough height in the shoe’s toe box to avoid squishing the toes from the top. 2. Bad toenail care can …

Dec 21, 2014 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Sports Tagged: Blister Formation, blister prevention, engo patches, friction, rebecca rushton, shear

I have often mentioned the website BlisterPrevention.com.au as a great source of information on blister care. Rebecca Rushton, manages the website and is on top of developments in the prevention and care of blisters. She’s a podiatrist in Australia – and a friend. Through research and looking at the mechanism of how blisters form, Rebecca has changed some old theories of what causes blisters. Heat, moisture, and friction were always considered the three contributors of blisters. Further …

Mar 26, 2014 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Health Tagged: anti-chafe cream, blister prevention, blue steel sports, Blue Steel Sports Anti-Chafe Cream

A while back I was sent a sample tube of Blue Steel Sports Anti-Chafe Cream. It’s another entry into the marketplace of blister and chafe prevention products – needed by many athletes. Blue Steel Sports Anti-Chafe Cream is a white non-sticky and non-greasy cream that spreads evenly and leaves a protective smooth, almost silky feel to the skin. Unlike some creams or lubricants, I did not have to wash my fingers after applying it to my skin. It’s not oily. It will wash off with soap and water …

Feb 7, 2014 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Footwear, Footwear Products Tagged: blister control, Blister Formation, blister prevention, engo, engo blister prevention patches, heel bumps, heel counter holes, rebecca rushton, shear, tamarack habilitation technologies

Occasionally I see runner’s shoes that have wear holes in the material in the heel counter. This picture from Dan shows his shoes with holes to the outside of center on both heels. I emailed the following suggestion. I’d try an ENGO Back of Heel Patch. They are made to shape to the curve of the back of the heel counter. Put them in when the shoe is dry. Rub them a bit in a curving motion to help them form to the shape of the shoe. Then peel off the paper backing and apply from the center …

Feb 3, 2014 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Health, Sports Tagged: blister prevention, foot kinetics, hikegoo, rungoo, silkstep, walkgoo

Foot Kinetics recently introduced several new products designed to reduce blister formation. Carl and Rick, founders of Foot Kinetics, developed HikeGoo, RunGoo, WalkGoo, and SilkStep foot creams for preventing blisters and providing moisturization. The products help avoid foot problems by forming a friction-free layer between the skin and sock. This protective layer reduces rubbing and friction, working on a variety of foot problems including blisters, callus formation, soft tissue bruising, …

Sep 22, 2013 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: Amazon, badwater ultramarathon, blister prevention, blisters, death valley, Denise Jones, dry feet, lubricants, macerated feet, Marathons, Medical Team, moist feet, Moisture Control, podiatrist, Prevention Report, Professional Journals, Race Director, Race Participants, rebecca rushton, Rushton, Shirley Thompson, Skin Moisture, the amazon marathon, the jungle marathon, Vicky, vicky kypta, wet feet

Back in May I posted an article about Training With Wet Feet. My being invited to work on the medical team at the Jungle Marathons in Vietnam and the Amazon prompted the article. While the Vietnam race had to be cancelled, the Amazon race is happening – in a bit over two weeks. As I wrote in that article, it was long felt the best way to manage your feet was to keep them as dry as possible. This was more and more evident as Denise Jones and I worked the Badwater Ultramarathon in the heat of …

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