ENGO Blister Prevention Patches
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 […]
Understanding Shear
This is part II of a series on blister formation and prevention. If you’ve missed the first post, I encourage yo to go back and read it to get a foundation on blisters. Here the link: Blister Formation. In this part II, we’ll look at shear. For years we didn’t understand the concept of shear and […]
When Shoes Rub You Wrong
Recently I was asked the following question: “I lace up shoes in various ways to minimize ankle movement in shoes but still wear down the material at the top of the back end shoes (especially laterally) in all brands but more noticeably in Topo shoes. See photo attached with Ultraventure with 450 miles on the […]
Q&A – Forefoot Hotspots and Blisters
I get emails from runners asking for foot care advice. I’m going to run some of these occasionally to share the problem and what I suggest as a solution—because many times, these are common problems. If pictures are included, I’ll add them here too. You’ll see my thought process as I try to analyze what […]
Q&A – Hot Spots Quick Fix
Here’s a question I received a while back—but is relevant anytime. I’ll have some extra comments after the Q&A. The Question I am hoping you can give me some advice. I am running AC 100 in three weeks, and the last couple of long training runs I have done on the course, I have had hotspots […]