[pct-l] Long Distance foot Problems

[Christine Kudija" <cmkudija@earthlink.net (Christine Kudija)]

I can recommend chiropractic treatment for feet, if you've got a good
chiropractor - mine has fixed two foot problems for me, the latest a kind of
"drop-foot" resulting from nerve damage in the joint on the longitudinal
arch after a mere 130 miles this last August (partly in Glacier NP and part
on the PCT in WA).

I also gave Linda "Gottago" some local references for a podiatrist and
chiropractor, since she lives close to me in southern Calif.  Haven't heard
back from her yet, but hope to...

Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija

"Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top.
Then you will see how low it was."  Dag Hammarskjold

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From: "Bob Bankhead" <wandering_bob@msn.com>
To: "PCT List Forum" <PCT-L@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:33 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Long Distance foot Problems


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I finished 625 miles of the PCT (T. Mdws to Castella) in Sept. I too have
been experiencing numbness in both of my feet as well as the after-hike
appearance of sciatica and intermittent tendon pain. I had the numbness but
no pain during the hike.

I had new boots for the trek, but (1) hiked 2 miles per day in them every
day for 2 months before the hike so they were well broken in and (2) wore a
custom orthotic in one boot due to an earlier hiking injury that had long
ago healed and disappeared.

Got a visit with my doctor next week. guess at 60, I'm just getting old.

Wandering Bob
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