hernias

[John Harrison]

>  toe straps to every bell....were probably the cause of many a hernia 

Is that likely?  

A hernia is cause by abdominal pressure pushing the gut out through
weakness in the muscle wall, especially when the muscles are relaxed.  

Using toe straps the body is in tension, which would surely reduce the
abdominal pressure, and the muscles would be braced.  Would that be a
hernia inducing condition?

Regards

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John Harrison
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