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Blogs > jpollock > Life in SoCal


jpollock 69M
35 posts
3/15/2008 12:06 am
Hiking and swollen fingers
For the first couple of times I hiked Mission Peak, I noticed my fingers were a little swollen. I was a little alarmed and wondered if I was having a medical problem. I did some research on the web and discovered that it could be a result of salt deprivation resulting from the hike. I guess in order to replenish the salt I had sweated out, the body responded in part by trapping fluids in body tissue, causing the swelling. It has also been suggested that the swinging of your hands while hiking contributes to this swelling effect.

To remedy this effect, I have learned that drinking a can or glass of V8 (a high sodium drink) the morning of the hike and drinking a can at the top of Mission Peak minimizes the swelling effect. I also periodically clench my fists as a sort of isotonic exercise. As a result of these activities, I no longer experience the swelling that frightened me the first few Mission Peak trips.

jpollock
pinky43 63F
1532 posts
3/15/2008 7:08 am

 Useful information for those who experience the same kind of problems u experienced