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[pct-l] permanent injuries from thru-hiking?
- Subject: [pct-l] permanent injuries from thru-hiking?
- From: phix at optigan.com (Pea Hicks)
- Date: Tue Jun 8 03:04:33 2004
hi all-
i'm wondering if anyone out there has any stories to share vis a vis
permanent (or at least long-lasting) injuries sustained from the simple
act of thru-hiking a trail such as the PCT. i'm not talking about
injuries from isolated accidents or incidents- i'm more interested in,
say, knee or foot injuries due to all that daily stress that linger well
after the hike is over. it seems that everyone that attempts such a hike
complains about various types of pain either sporadically or constantly,
but i don't recall reading much about the consequences of continuing on
day after day despite the pain... except, of course, in cases where the
pain was sufficient to knock the person off the trail... but even in
those cases, people generally report their eventual recovery.
so, any stories of permanent injury? any particular types of pain that
should be interpreted as real red-flags?
also, when i hiked section A of the pct last year, the main issue my
body had was illiotibial band syndrome on my right knee. i had pain on
the outside area of my knee, and it was much worse on downhill than on
uphill. my knee and hips remained sore for weeks after my hike- much
longer than i had expected! i have an article with some stretches, etc,
related to this problem, but i'm wondering if anyone out there has any
advice, especially techniques or technology to help avoid having this
problem in the future.
thanks in advance!
peanut
(pct05 wannabe)