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Post by jchooper12 on Jul 22, 2018 20:10:40 GMT -8
This might seem like a weird question but I am getting ready to go to Banff and will doing a lot of hiking. I recently had a surgery on my foot and will probably still be healing some while on my trip. My trip is 3 months out from the surgery but I had a setback when my incision opened up on me. Anyways I have been looking for anything that would allow me to offload some of the stress on my feet in order to do longer hikes. I came across the SideStix forearm crutches and thought hey, maybe something like this would work. Other than being crutches I know the creator of the stix uses them for hiking and snowshoeing to offload some stress on his knees and the rep I messages said more and more people are starting to use these to help with long hiking and the soreness in the feet etc. Just wanting to get some thoughts from everyone if you think these would be beneficial. The product is here www.sidestix.com/ |
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Post by bluefish on Jul 23, 2018 3:20:40 GMT -8
Only a qualified doctor should answer that question, for your needs.
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Post by jazzmom on Jul 23, 2018 4:04:29 GMT -8
I can't tell if you're asking about a medical application or for general hiking or just trying to get website hits.
For general hiking, a lot of people use hiking poles to distribute weight and help with balance.
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Post by zeke on Jul 23, 2018 4:36:12 GMT -8
Mods will keep an eye on this for possible abuse of TOS.
If this is an honest question, then the best advise I could give is to follow Dr's suggestions, and limit your activity to be within those guidelines. Might need to put off some things you had planned, but we all do that when medical stuff happens.
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Post by jchooper12 on Jul 23, 2018 6:49:26 GMT -8
It is not a doctor question. I am just looking for something that can give more support than hiking poles. These seem to do that and by what I have read people who do not have a disability are using them for hiking. I just posted that brand because that is what I have seen on the web. I am sure there are other brands and I really dont care, Im just trying to see if anyone else is using something like this.
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Post by zeke on Jul 23, 2018 7:18:00 GMT -8
Then, I'd say listen to your body. If you feel like you'll need more than trekking poles, then I'd limit my hiking to what I could do without risking further injury by pushing too far. If you go the route of crutches, I think you'll quickly discover they are very tiring to use for the first few months.
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Post by msdoolittle on Jul 27, 2018 8:50:43 GMT -8
This might seem like a weird question but I am getting ready to go to Banff and will doing a lot of hiking. I recently had a surgery on my foot and will probably still be healing some while on my trip. My trip is 3 months out from the surgery but I had a setback when my incision opened up on me. Anyways I have been looking for anything that would allow me to offload some of the stress on my feet in order to do longer hikes. I came across the SideStix forearm crutches and thought hey, maybe something like this would work. Other than being crutches I know the creator of the stix uses them for hiking and snowshoeing to offload some stress on his knees and the rep I messages said more and more people are starting to use these to help with long hiking and the soreness in the feet etc. Just wanting to get some thoughts from everyone if you think these would be beneficial. The product is here www.sidestix.com/If you are only 3 months out from surgery at the time of your trip, I would suggest asking your doctor if it's okay to hike. Our feet are extremely important to keep healthy. If you slip and have to put a foot down, that could undo everything your surgery was fixing. |
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