Would gratefully appreciate any feedback you lot can give regarding my blisters....
After years of trial and error I hardly ever get friction blisters from socks and boots rubbing on my feet (Yay!) but I do find my little toes get blisters from where the adjacent toes put pressure on the fleshy pads. :-0 What could I do to stop my little toes from slipping under and getting pressured like this? Taping the toes up does not help. I can spread my toes out inside my boots. I saw some toe spreader thingys in the chemists which look interesting but am not sure. Any advice?
(Also, where can I find small Compeed? Medium seem way too big!)
Would gratefully appreciate any feedback you lot can give regarding my blisters....
After years of trial and error I hardly ever get friction blisters from socks and boots rubbing on my feet (Yay!) but I do find my little toes get blisters from where the adjacent toes put pressure on the fleshy pads. :-0 What could I do to stop my little toes from slipping under and getting pressured like this? Taping the toes up does not help. I can spread my toes out inside my boots. I saw some toe spreader thingys in the chemists which look interesting but am not sure. Any advice?
I used to get inter-toe blisters (I just made that expression up, in case you wonder). Microporous tape was a fiddle, but did work to some extent. What worked much better was changing to a single, wicking sock which kept my feet much drier. I also liberally sprinkle talcum powder over my feet before putting my walking socks on. Don't think I've had a blister since, and my heaviest boots are on the tight side. (Damn feet have spread about half a size.) However, I don't walk for more than about 5-6 hours nor cover more than 10-12 miles on average.
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What could I do to stop my little toes from slipping under and getting pressured like this?
I took the extreme way out of this problem last summer, and had surgery to straighten the two smallest toes on my right foot. I think I'm glad I had it done; however I'm not in any hurry to repeat the procedure with the left foot. My best advice would be to see a podiatrist and see if you can get some purpose made pads that will mould themselves to the shape of your gaps between the affected toes. Try those for a while to see if they help to make things easier, and see if the podiatrist recommends orthoses in your walking boots as well. -- Fran If you need my email address please ask.
I had/have the same problem. I use Pro Foot Softgel toe protectors, sold through Lloyd Pharmacies at £1.99 each. I had bisters on both little toes over Easter doing the SWCP but only had one protector!
Pop on the protector and the pain disapears straight away - the blister actually got smaller over the next 50 miles! Same effect when I got hold of one for the other foot. You need to check them every couple of hours or so but I now plan to but them on before I start.
They are still OK after over 70 miles - take them off and wash them and re-use.
Mike
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What could I do to stop my little toes from slipping under and getting pressured like this?
I took the extreme way out of this problem last summer, and had surgery to straighten the two smallest toes on my right foot. I think I'm glad I had it done; however I'm not in any hurry to repeat the procedure with the left foot. My best advice would be to see a podiatrist and see if you can get some purpose made pads that will mould themselves to the shape of your gaps between the affected toes. Try those for a while to see if they help to make things easier, and see if the podiatrist recommends orthoses in your walking boots as well. -- Fran If you need my email address please ask.
