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I walked from SJPP to Val Carlos to Ronscesvalle to Viscarett (short of Zubiri)
with a torn medial meniscus. Aleve (Over the counter Naprosyn) helped me
a lot. There was a section before Viscarett where the trail had a lot of
rock formations that were uneven but not loose. It was very painful for me
and I had to stop. So I got a taxi in Zubiri. If your friend's knee is sore,
but intact, he may be ok if he goes slowly and has a good walking stick.
You walk near the road until Viscarett so he can decide there if he need's
a ride or if he can keep going. It's a very pretty section. Lydia <br>
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Dave Buchan wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I am walking the Camino with an old friend,
who had the misfortune a couple of months ago to seriously damage his medial
knee ligament. He has nursed the injury to the extent where it does not
give him much bother, but he has lost a lot of training. He has read descriptions
of the various Camino sectors and notes that the walk between Rouncevalles
and Zubri contains a downhill section where the path is described as being
of loose rock. Downhills are notoriously bad on knees and unstable surfaces
compound the problem. As this is the first day of the walk he is contemplating
taking the bus between R and Z. He fears the first day could be his last.
The questions for experienced peregrinos are: Is this section really bad?
Should he avoid it? and Are there any other sections where discretion is
the better part of valor? His plan is to regain his walking fitness on the
walk as his overall fitness is good as he has been doing other workouts
and rehabilitation.On a side issue a friend has recommended rubbing feet
with white spirits for the next three weeks before we leave. She says it
is an old method of toughing up the soles. Has anyone heard of/ used this
method. Prevention is after all, better than cure. 20 days to go!</font></div>
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