[pct-l] Bunions and long distance hiking

[CClark]

Hi Ruffwork,

I think I could take the world record for the most misshapen feet of any hiker.  
But you CAN enjoy distance-hiking despite bunions.  


1. Stretch your boots to be wider than normal in the problem area.  Buy stretch 
spray at a shoe repair shop. Apray the boot on the inside.  While it's 
drying, insert a wooden shoe stretcher with attachable 'bumps' (availiable at 
HarrietCarter.com) or just a piece of wood as wide as your foot, covered with 
cloth on each end. 


2. When you hike, create a bunion cushion by folding up a soft piece of cloth.  
Lock it in place just past your bunion (toward the toes) with medical tape. This 
will hold your boot in wide position and prevent your boot from rubbing.

If you want photos, you can email me offline. 

Enjoy!!!!  I don't let bad feet stop me. 

Sole Doctor

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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:58:02 -0700
From: ruffwork <ruffwork at ruffwork.com>
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I've developed bunions and while not really painful I would like to keep it that 
way
(if you want to gross out look at images of bunions on Google-bleck).

Anyone have experience with this problem and found good things to mitigate the 
problem
to allow you to continue hiking?

Thanks,

ruffwork

 
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Carolyn Clark, Ph.D. 
Dept. of Communication 
Salt Lake Community College