AI Article Synopsis
- - Friction blisters are frequent injuries for people engaged in sports, recreation, and military activities, raising concerns about current prevention methods.
- - This article reviews the effectiveness of existing blister-prevention strategies and examines how well these strategies tackle the root causes of friction blisters.
- - It suggests new preventive approaches that address overlooked factors and highlights the need for further research to improve prevention and reduce these injuries among active individuals.
Article Abstract
Friction blisters are a common injury of the feet sustained by individuals participating in sporting, recreational, and military activities. The high incidence of friction blisters brings into question the effectiveness of common prevention strategies. The purpose of this article was to review current evidence for established blister-prevention strategies and to explore how these interventions address the factors that cause friction blisters. Preventive strategies, focusing on previously overlooked elements of the blister-causing mechanism, are proposed. Areas of future research that are much needed to reduce this common skin injury in active individuals are outlined.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10783476 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0341.22 | DOI Listing |
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