[pct-l] tendonitis (was Getting Back on Trail, Leaving a Car in SoCal)

[kylie skidmore]

hey hiro, thanks for this - i can't get that link to work...


On 2 June 2010 18:22, Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear kylie
>
>  I had posted this problem. There is a scientific research:
>
> Stewart et al. (2009)  (Wilderness and Environmental Medicine 20,
> 250-256) had investigated  the AT and PCT 128 hikers with 6 page
> questionnaire, and found that the injury was caused by two factors:
> pack weight and footwear rigidity. But adjusting statistically, The
> pack weight was the only significant factor. They said that the
> footwear type ( sandal, running shoes, hiking shoes, hiking boots )
> and the pack weight were confused.
>
> There is a memo of my post:
> http://psycho01.edu.u-toyama.ac.jp/backpacking.memo_pdf
> Page.13-14.
>
> If you change your boots to shoes, you will suffer more serious
> injury. You should reduce the total pack weight.
>
>
>
>
> 2010/6/2 kylie skidmore <kyliepete at gmail.com>:
> > g'day dan, i'm interested in your tendonitis...  i've previously had
> > tendonitis a couple of times in my shin-ankle region - both feet but not
> > simultaneously. both times i was able to keep walking (albeit with
> probably
> > too much ibuprofen & NSAIDs - and fairly excruciating pain for some days)
> > and within 2 weeks to a month the inflammation had gone down.  in the
> past
> > i've always been a traditional bushwalker - and as a leader and teacher
> have
> > carried up to 35kg at times. i've been working on the theory that the
> > tendonitis is caused in part by the weight of my boots and pack, and if i
> > reduce these significantly i'll be free of the tendonitis. your post is a
> > little concerning - might destroy my theory.
> >
> > can i ask what your pack weight is, and what type of footwear you wear?
> >
> > cheers, skids
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 1 June 2010 10:43, Dan Ransom <danransom at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Howdy All,
> >>
> >> This might come as a strange request, but I am trying to find a way to
> >> possibly "leave" a car in SoCal for a couple months while I'm on the
> >> trail.  I originally started hiking in April, came off the trail with
> >> tendinitis in my right ankle/shin after fuller ridge, and am currently
> >> trying to get back on after some help from cortisone and a month off
> >> the trail...
> >>
> >> However, I will most likely end up skipping the section from Big Bear
> >> to Agua Dulce, partly because of the roadwalk, partly due to schedule
> >> restraints.  My brainstorm plan would be to leave a car somewhere near
> >> Agua Dulce or Mojave, or possibly near Kennedy Meadows, and if my leg
> >> will cooperate, try and finish most of the hike, fly back to Palm
> >> Springs in the fall, and finish the last section when it is cooler
> >> (and maybe sans road walk), then pick up the car and drive back home,
> >> trying to spare myself as many expensive flights as possible.  The
> >> other contingency is that if the tendinitis flares back up, it solves
> >> the logistics of not having to fly again, and leaves me with a car to
> >> do some support along the trail instead.  I guess I'm curious if
> >> anyone has options for a place to leave a car that doesn't charge for
> >> storage, and doesn't mind a car parked for a few months.
> >>
> >> Does this sound remotely possible?  If anyone has any suggestions,
> >> feel free to hit me sideband - danransom AT gmail DOT com.
> >>
> >> Dan - "Breezy"
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> Sincerely
> --------------- --------------------------------------
> Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami )
> HP:http://psycho01.edu.u-toyama.ac.jp
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