by Lee Welton | Nov 16, 2018 | Common Aches and Pains, trailside fitness, Uncategorized
Highlights The sciatic nerve is quite large and feeds the lower half of the body Nerve flossing can help reduce symptoms Strength and stretching will help get you back on your feet Anatomy The Sciatic nerve is huge! Where it exits through you hip bone it’s about...
by Lee Welton | Nov 9, 2018 | Common Aches and Pains, trailside fitness, Uncategorized
Shoulder Pain While Hiking? Learn How To Fix It! Do you have shoulder pain while hiking? In this post, you’ll learn how o fix it by targeting the most common causes. Â Hikers are particularly prone to problems in the mid-back that can result in headaches and...
by Lee Welton | Nov 8, 2018 | Common Aches and Pains, trailside fitness, Uncategorized
Back pain affected 21% of hikers that abandoned their hike on the Appalachian Trail in 2017 according to a survey by The Trek. Since your back is a pretty big piece of real estate, we will cover both low back here and the mid-back later in this “deep dive”...
by Lee Welton | Nov 7, 2018 | Common Aches and Pains, trailside fitness, Uncategorized
Hip pain while hiking? Learn the causes and how to fix it! Do you experience hip pain while hiking? In this post, you’ll learn the causes and how to fix it! The causes of hip pain in hikers can vary, but they generally fall into either a strength deficit or a...
by Lee Welton | Nov 6, 2018 | Common Aches and Pains, trailside fitness, Uncategorized
On the Appalachian Trail, 58% of hikers reported knee pain in 2017. It is one of the most common areas for hikers to experience pain, but why? In an earlier post on overpronation, we looked at how a flat arch can cause problems farther up the body and the knee is...
by Lee Welton | Nov 5, 2018 | Common Aches and Pains, trailside fitness, Uncategorized
Overpronation is when the foot over flattens during walking. During a hike, this over flattening can cause the joints to take on more rotation force which can lead to common aches and pains in the ankles, knees, and hips. This post will look at causes and solutions...
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