Guides
Straight answers on cleaning, covering and caring for everyday wounds — written to be genuinely useful rather than to sell you something.
Do wound dressings expire? Yes, and here is why
The dressing may look fine. What degrades first is the sterile barrier and the adhesive.
Read the guide →What CE marking on a dressing actually means
It is a regulatory declaration, not a quality award. Here is what it does and does not tell you.
Read the guide →Toenail and forefoot injuries in sport
Black toenails, subungual bleeding and forefoot blisters usually trace back to fit and downhill running.
Read the guide →Why sweat beats adhesive, and what to do about it
Adhesive bonds to dry skin. Anyone training hard is working against that from the first minute.
Read the guide →Skin care for climbers: flappers, splits and tape
Climbing destroys fingertip skin in specific ways. Each has a different fix.
Read the guide →Rigid tape or elastic wrap? They do opposite jobs
One restricts movement, one applies compression. Using the wrong one achieves neither.
Read the guide →Returning to sport after a skin injury
The question is not whether it hurts, but whether it can be covered and will stay covered.
Read the guide →Can you swim with a wound?
Pools, lakes and the sea each carry different risks. None of them are good for an open wound.
Read the guide →Mat burns and friction injuries in contact sport
Superficial, wide, and prone to infection from shared surfaces. Clean thoroughly, cover always.
Read the guide →Taping before sport: prevention beats treatment
If you know where you blister, tape it before you start. It costs two minutes.
Read the guide →Road rash after a cycling crash
Large, dirty and painful. The cleaning is unpleasant and it is the part that matters.
Read the guide →Hand blisters and calluses from lifting
Calluses protect until they get thick, then they tear. Managing thickness is the whole trick.
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