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For a while I've been wrongly assuming PF was causing all my foot pain.

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For a while I've been wrongly assuming PF was causing all my foot pain. I've been trying to transition to barefoot and got me some super squishy altras. I have bunions so I've also been wearing correct toes etc. It turns out in addition to pf, post tib, achilles tendonitis, metatarsalgia and whatever else, I have hallux rigidis that's Latin for stiff toe all this crap stems from a stiff freaking toe. Anyway, long story..long the lost flexibility in my big toes can only be corrected by surgery and I need rigid rocker bottom shoes. Everything I was doing to heal pf was aggravating the HR. I'm sharing this because I've done a lot of research and somehow completely missed this possibility despite being aware of and researching bunions.

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Community comment#1

I don’t know if your big toes are worse off than mine were, but mine were quite inflexible when I started PT on July 7th. My PT has worked on mobilizing them & giving my toes range of motion again.

Community comment#2

Both of my big toes have lost the cartilage between the joints and are painful when I try to flex them. My podiatrist said the same thing, she could go in and clean it out and reposition the bones, but no implant because I'm "too young." How dumb is that? So I would have to go for another surgery in 10 years when I'm apparently "old enough" for an implant to replace the cartilage. I'm sure this affects my PF as well. It's all so frustrating.

Community comment#3

That’s so good you have worked out the mobility of your feet is key! I seem to devote so much of my life to trying to explain it’s the whole foot structure that’s causing your pain! Do you know how to mobilise your 1st metatarsal to realign it? It’s the next step!

Community comment#4

I had the surgery for hallux rigidus and it has not helped my PF. Dctor said it was a separate problem 🤷🏽‍♀️

Community comment#5

It's heart breaking reading about everyone's pain 👣👣

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#6

my big toes aren't necessarily inflexible. There's no pain when I stretch, they just don't move. Worth looking into though

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#7

2 months ago mine could be moved a little if I grabbed them with my hand, but I could only move 1 very slightly & couldn’t move the other 1 without using my hand to make it move.

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#12

I've been doing stretches, correct toes and natural foot shaped shoes for a year. The Dr said it's advanced enough that only surgery will help at this point

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#13

do you understand the ‘Foot Tripod’. Has anyone explained about how to mobilise your foot bones and joints to move between pronation and supination. Also it’s important to learn how the position of your pelvis can keep the bones in your feet stuck. It’s all connected!

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#15

if you want any help I teach it in a 7 week online workshop called Get Into Your Body. Week one is the biomechanics of your feet and then we move up the body. People with PF thrive from this course, so I can share more info if you want X

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#16

I looked lol. I am familiar with this concept, just not that name. I can do this while standing, but my disfunction is my big toe joint is fused. It literally doesn't bend. When I walk 2, 3, 1 when I should my big toe should absorb impact and propel me forward. Instead it distributes the load back to my other toes, and their inavility to handle that load is my pain (so says the Dr.)

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#18

has the tilt of your pelvis been checked because if you are stuck in anterior tilted and more weight through bad leg (is it both feet?) it is very difficult to change anything. It’s fairly important to understand that something further up your body helped create this problem and probably still needs to be addressed. Not sure what age you are, but good to release things generally x

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#22

the sessions are at 7pm BST which usually work ok for people in US. I have another lady in Illinois on this course. I am in the UK x

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