Best Fins for leg cramps AND dealing with current
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The Camero is a heavy duty highpower diving fin with an angled foot pocket that is designed to prevent foot cramps. Becauseof its side flex bars, it is able to move you swiftly through rough currents. Be sure to rule out any other issues, like lack of strength in muscles (loved the toilet trick) or even lack of good nutrition (eat those bananas!).
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I'd suggest seeing a doctor and getting to the root of the problem and fixing it.
If you have something that can't be fixed, I'd suggest a really good scooter, not a toy scooter.
There is no fin in the world that's going to make swimming into a current easy, there are only variations on how difficult it is.
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Cool! I missed that part. Glad you got it fixed!
If you're still having problems after surgery and PT, I'd still suggest easier dives and/or a really good scooter.
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Bob Evans
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pediatron, First, the foot pocket is the main reason most divers get cramps Force Fin: The Foot Tells All
HI All,
I'm now about 8 weeks out from surgery and doing physical therapy to strengthen my core muscles. I've already noticed a large difference in general leg strength and I have just started being able to exercise -- swimming in the pool, mild cardio, etc. I am very curious whether the leg cramps will be gone once I start diving again -- I am really hoping so since they had been getting progressively worse (likely as my tumor progressively increased and pushed on the nerves going to my legs!!!). I won't be diving until our trip in November to Lembeh so will give an update after that. I do appreciate all the advice and general well-wishes. Thanks.
I'm now about 8 weeks out from surgery and doing physical therapy to strengthen my core muscles. I've already noticed a large difference in general leg strength and I have just started being able to exercise -- swimming in the pool, mild cardio, etc. I am very curious whether the leg cramps will be gone once I start diving again -- I am really hoping so since they had been getting progressively worse (likely as my tumor progressively increased and pushed on the nerves going to my legs!!!). I won't be diving until our trip in November to Lembeh so will give an update after that. I do appreciate all the advice and general well-wishes. Thanks.
HI All,
Thought I'd give an update. Just dove 9 days at KBR in Lembeh -- 21 dives total - Not a single leg cramp using my original biofins!! (a bit of back spasms on and off but I am only 4 months out from my back surgery so can't complain.) Will try to put a trip report up in the Indonesia site when we get home (but saw it all -- blue rings, mimics, wonderpus, hairy frog fish, painted frog fish, cuttle fish including flamboyant, pygmy and regular sea horses, star gazers, etc!) So nice to not be limited by weak legs. Thanks all for your support.
Thought I'd give an update. Just dove 9 days at KBR in Lembeh -- 21 dives total - Not a single leg cramp using my original biofins!! (a bit of back spasms on and off but I am only 4 months out from my back surgery so can't complain.) Will try to put a trip report up in the Indonesia site when we get home (but saw it all -- blue rings, mimics, wonderpus, hairy frog fish, painted frog fish, cuttle fish including flamboyant, pygmy and regular sea horses, star gazers, etc!) So nice to not be limited by weak legs. Thanks all for your support.
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