foot care

Basic needs.

Mary's Home Care when the director asked me," how would you like to do foot care?" That question brought a range of reactions from," well maybe" to " I don't do feet!" I was curious so I took the program designed by Dr.

He wrote Fixing Your Feet: Prevention and Treatment for Athletes (Wilderness Press, 4th edition May 2006) and of a booklet called Happy Feet: Foot Care Advice for Walkers and Travelers. If that weren't enough of a resume,

Be sure foot care is optimal and primary problems are not present, such as chronic thrush or White Line Disease 4. Cold water hosing is considered beneficial as is massage 5. Leg wraps may be used if the problem is excessive but should

The first time I walked the Camino I had no idea about foot care, I had never walked for more than a few days before and that had been when I was much younger. I walked a couple of long walks in my boots before heading off on the Camino