Resource Rowing Blisters And Skin Injuries ebook
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- wearing gloves is a good way to prevent rowing blisters.
- cover band aids and plasters with electrical tape when rowing to stop it rolling up and sticking to the oar handle
- applying band aids 40 minutes before you go rowing makes them stick firmly to your skin.
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01:00 Prevent rowing blisters
Hand cream may be insufficient to keep your hands soft and supple enough to prevent blisters forming. By wearing rowing gloves – padded palm and finger protection. The Crew Stop gloves are specialist – light and flexible gloves designed by rowers, for rowing and paddling.
04:00 Treating rowing blisters
Recommendations for treatment – because I’ve done all of these and they work.
- your blister is filled with fluid. Tape your hands. But band aids and plasters are not good when you row – they roll up and stick to the oar handle. Eucatape does not roll up when you hold your oar. Get 5% off your purchase with code OTFEAIFAY9.
- raw skin is exposed. This HURTS. So get padded protection – either tape your hands and use padded gloves as well.
- skin around the edges is inflamed. Use antiseptic cream and cover your hands while rowing.
- raw skin is cracked. Bind the edges of the crack together with tensioned band aids. A butterfly cut made with micropore plaster works well. Then tape over the wound and wear gloves until it’s healed. Keep a band aid on until the sides have healed.
- trim the hard old skin around the blister wound – this helps prevent more cracking. And after it’s begun to heal you can also use a pumice stone to rub down the hard skin.
- healed blister but a raised callous on your hand. Don’t allow blisters to form under the callous – they hurt because they’re deep in your epidermis. Also use a pumice stone – soap your hands with warm water to soften the skin and then pumice once every 2 days to gradually reduce the depth of the callous.
rec.sport.rowing discussions about blisters.
Methylated spirits are NOT a good solution – avoid as it kills living skin tissue.
13:00 Good hand hygiene when rowing
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