[pct-l] tendonitis (was Getting Back on Trail, Leaving a Car in SoCal)

[Yoshihiro Murakami]

Dear kylie

 I had posted this problem. There is a scientific research:

Stewart et al. (2009)  (Wilderness and Environmental Medicine 20,
250-256) had investigated  the AT and PCT 128 hikers with 6 page
questionnaire, and found that the injury was caused by two factors:
pack weight and footwear rigidity. But adjusting statistically, The
pack weight was the only significant factor. They said that the
footwear type ( sandal, running shoes, hiking shoes, hiking boots )
and the pack weight were confused.

There is a memo of my post:
http://psycho01.edu.u-toyama.ac.jp/backpacking.memo_pdf
Page.13-14.

If you change your boots to shoes, you will suffer more serious
injury. You should reduce the total pack weight.




2010/6/2 kylie skidmore <kyliepete at gmail.com>:
> g'day dan, i'm interested in your tendonitis...  i've previously had
> tendonitis a couple of times in my shin-ankle region - both feet but not
> simultaneously. both times i was able to keep walking (albeit with probably
> too much ibuprofen & NSAIDs - and fairly excruciating pain for some days)
> and within 2 weeks to a month the inflammation had gone down.  in the past
> i've always been a traditional bushwalker - and as a leader and teacher have
> carried up to 35kg at times. i've been working on the theory that the
> tendonitis is caused in part by the weight of my boots and pack, and if i
> reduce these significantly i'll be free of the tendonitis. your post is a
> little concerning - might destroy my theory.
>
> can i ask what your pack weight is, and what type of footwear you wear?
>
> cheers, skids
>
>
>
>
> On 1 June 2010 10:43, Dan Ransom <danransom at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Howdy All,
>>
>> This might come as a strange request, but I am trying to find a way to
>> possibly "leave" a car in SoCal for a couple months while I'm on the
>> trail.  I originally started hiking in April, came off the trail with
>> tendinitis in my right ankle/shin after fuller ridge, and am currently
>> trying to get back on after some help from cortisone and a month off
>> the trail...
>>
>> However, I will most likely end up skipping the section from Big Bear
>> to Agua Dulce, partly because of the roadwalk, partly due to schedule
>> restraints.  My brainstorm plan would be to leave a car somewhere near
>> Agua Dulce or Mojave, or possibly near Kennedy Meadows, and if my leg
>> will cooperate, try and finish most of the hike, fly back to Palm
>> Springs in the fall, and finish the last section when it is cooler
>> (and maybe sans road walk), then pick up the car and drive back home,
>> trying to spare myself as many expensive flights as possible.  The
>> other contingency is that if the tendinitis flares back up, it solves
>> the logistics of not having to fly again, and leaves me with a car to
>> do some support along the trail instead.  I guess I'm curious if
>> anyone has options for a place to leave a car that doesn't charge for
>> storage, and doesn't mind a car parked for a few months.
>>
>> Does this sound remotely possible?  If anyone has any suggestions,
>> feel free to hit me sideband - danransom AT gmail DOT com.
>>
>> Dan - "Breezy"
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Sincerely
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Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami )
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Backpacking for 30 years in Japan
2009 JMT, the first America.
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