The Best Socks to Prevent Blisters

Wednesday February 22, 2012 No Comments

The Best Socks to Prevent Blisters In general, the best socks to prevent blisters on any athlete’s foot are made without seams and use synthetic fabrics that keep feet cool and dry. Running Socks: Toe Socks: Runners who frequently get blisters on feet and toes may want to try toe socks. These types of running [...]

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Common Hiking and Walking Injuries

Friday February 10, 2012 No Comments

  COMMON HIKING AND WALKING INJURIES Some of the most common walking and hiking injuries are easily preventable: blisters on feet, sore hips and knees, cuts and scrapes, and dehydration.   BLISTERS: What causes blisters? Friction or rubbing of the skin is one of the most common causes of blisters. Blisters caused by rubbing and [...]

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How to Stop Blisters From Getting Worse Once You Have Them

Wednesday January 25, 2012 Comments Off

If you’ve ever tried treating a blister with pickle juice, you probably know the only thing that does is make you smell like a pickled cucumber. Tea tree oil to treat blisters smells nicer, but it’s complicated. Here some other blister remedies you can try in case you get a blister: Piercing a blister: Sometimes piercing [...]

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How to Treat Blisters

Wednesday January 25, 2012 Comments Off

Even those who take blister prevention seriously cannot entirely eliminate blisters on feet, hands or other areas on the body. And if you can’t prevent blisters, the chances are that you will have to treat them. Read on for helpful blister treatment tips: WATER BLISTER TREATMENT Water blisters (common blisters on feet) are usually small [...]

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Types of Blisters

Wednesday January 25, 2012 Comments Off

It is important to understand the different types of blisters and what causes them because there may be different treatment tactics and means of prevention. The most common types of blisters include water blisters, blood blisters and burn blisters. But there are also types of blisters that may have been caused by a medical condition, [...]

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Causes of Blisters

Wednesday January 25, 2012 Comments Off

What causes blisters? Friction or rubbing of the skin is one of the most common causes of blisters. Blisters caused by rubbing and friction can occur after walking, running or hiking long distances, especially while wearing ill-fitting shoes, or after performing other repetitive motions over an extended period of time; for example, shoveling dirt in [...]

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