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I am curious. How many of you had something that caused your gait to be off or some kind of leg injury prior…

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I am curious. How many of you had something that caused your gait to be off or some kind of leg injury prior to developing the bunion I broke my hip from a bad horse accident 12 years prior, but that caused one leg to be shorter and my PSOAS to become detached. I don’t limp, but my gait was definitely affected . I’m certain that’s what led me to develop plantar fasciitis and I think also the bunions probably, which are mild so far.

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Community comment#1

I had a toe injury and possible hereditary disposition mind getting better w exercise n rest

Community comment#2

Me, I have arthritis in my big toe which messed up my gait and caused a whole cascade of problems

Community comment#3

I had ligament and knee damage, now one leg shorter than the other, but I don’t know if that contributed!

Community comment#4

Hereditary or not it's most of the time deviation from wearing shoes that cut it in on the natural line of the big toes. This has a tendency to cause your ankles to pronate and in doing so worsens deviation to the point of getting a bunion. Agreed not always in that sequence but from my research ...mostly. There are videos and products you may like in The Bunion Bulletin. Especially barefoot shoes. It won't be long before Adidas, Nike and Puma wake up to it. The big toe is the main part to your every day balance. Anyone disagree ?

Community comment#5

Cena doctor and he didn't have very much positive things to say. He has never seen anybody's get better. In 25 years without surgery, he gave me some kind of prescription that I'm supposed to apply 7 times a day, which I don't know. Does that stuff make me worse? So I have to have surgery?. I just don't trust it. He told mee to cheer up and at least he's not gonna make me wait to do pt like he originally said, he would wait till six weeks

Community comment#6

I know for me it was an issue from birth with my feet. I wore braces and special shoes for a long time. I also know mine are also hereditary because my mother had them and had surgery on both her feet. I did things to put off surgery but after 30 years of those, I still had to have surgery.

Community comment#7

Chiropractor knocked 1 knee out of place which messed up how that leg functioned including shutting down muscles in the leg.

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#10

You must’ve paid attention to it quickly enough to ward off any PF. It’s really been surprising, this foot strength, health journey.

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#12

I wonder if it causes uneven pressure or strain on the feet and may cause them to try to adapt and things go wrong.

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#13

the Designer1860 Seems like conventional shoes are definitely an accelerator. I’m still not sure if they are the primary driver since I only have issues on one foot. That foot is very hypermobile. Would I not have had any issues with my hypermobile foot if good footwear had always been an option? I don’t know. Foot-shaped shoes, foot strengthening, gait work, are all great tools to have either way though!

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#14

I agree with you 100%. And the hip that I broke, which caused my issues eventually I believe, cause the PF in the opposite foot.

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