Community experiences
Explore 635 community discussions about physical therapy & foot exercises, with 1,746 replies preserved in the archive.
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Hello! Starting to put weight on my foot again after spending 2 weeks on the boot. My arch feels sore when walking. Has it happened to anyone? Is it normal? What exercises did your…
I need to get something off my chest. Here's my feet. I don't necessarily have wide feet, but I have very flat feet. Due to the wrong footwear as a child (too small or too wide, long…
Hello! What does everyone that works in the food industry wear? I am having such a hard time finding non-slip that are comfortable. Does anyone change shoes throughout their shift? I…
Need to start taking terbinafine, need some extra encouragement, please tell me how you felt and please tell me it's not gonna disrupt my life (I have medical anything / health…
I have had plantar faciitis & sesamoiditis on and off for years. In the past, used ice, tennis ball, stretches & it calmed down. Now for the past 19 months I have had symptoms of…
This is after 1 year of treatment with Jublia and I used other things as well. Such as tea tree oil, bleach soaks and applying bleach directly. What helped most was grinding down the…
Has anyone else tried barefoot shoes to get happier feet? I'm about 2months in and I have never been happier ... No pain except when I try to put traditional wide wide shoes back on…
For over a year now I've been working on going somewhat barefoot. Seems it's not doing my feet any good. I do wear toe separators (not 100% of the time) and in that time have…
I'll be 6 weeks post op tomorrow (Monday) and have my final appt with the surgeon on Wednesday. I have a few questions for this knowledgable group. 1-How long after surgery until you…
Is anyone else 8 weeks post op and is not able to walk yet and has stiffness in toes and swelling?
Chatgpt provides me with the best answers to my conditions rather than my doctors. Seriously. Those people will just stand in front of me for a few minutes, give me orthotics…
So I'm going to see a podiatrist for an MSK initial assessment next week (and for a second opinion alongside my Physio who I have been seeing for months). They have mentioned two…
Got a second opinion, today, even when mri tells that there is bone oedema, a baxter nerve entrapment and an thick tendon.. Verdict Plantar Fasciitis... New insoles, PT and shockwave…
Warning: gross (no pic has been added). Almost 6 weeks post-op. One of my scabs came off last night when I removed my sock and I was worried about infection because the scab had green…
I had Triple Arthrodesis surgery on my left foot 8 yrs ago. I saw my orthopedic surgeon Sept 30th. He said the bone scans shows hot spots on both my feet. Which means major surgery on…
Anybody dry needle the top of there feet? I have extensor tendonitis. My pt says no don't dry needle there but I disagree.
Anyone use a salon saddle stool? Did that help? My job is allowing it with a dr note because they know my issues and really like that I'm a great worker but I'm just scared it won't…
I'm at a loss .. I have seen a neuro muscular specialist and an ortho podiatrist who specializes in foot deformities. None seem concerned and the ortho said my toe seems extra mobile…
I haven't been doing feet exercises and my bunion is starting to cross over. I believe the mild discomfort I am having is the rubbing between the two toes. I just put the cotton that…
Thought this was a good stretch to share. This is the podiatrist who created Correct Toes spacers, I got mine many years ago when there was only one color available. They are still…
I have been dealing with right foot pt for the last 2 months, I had it before and was corrected by orthotics and pt, that was many years ago, I got this back from overuse while in…
Timehop kindly reminded me that 7 years ago I broke my foot (during a night marathon, thinking it was plantar fasciitis playing up I continued. Oops) turned out I had previously had a…
New to the group. 65 years old, fit and healthy, but have osteoporosis. Got two neuromas removed last year and than got a stress fracture in the joint in the ball of my foot while…
Dangerous exercises to avoid with your PF and Achilles Tendonitis??? Share them here to guide everybody.
What type of testing did your podiatrist do? A year ago, went in and the podiatrist asked where my pain was, I pointed to the bottom of my foot right above my heel. He said it was…
Healing & recovery must-haves! I just finished my 3rd surgery on my feet, this time to remove hardware from one, and bone spurs and a neuroma removed from the other. Both had previous…
Asking for those who have PF on one foot and while PF is getting better, the other foot is showing signs of PF too. My Physio explained to me that it is due to stress and overuse from…
I went to see a Sports Physio yesterday for the first time and thought I would share. She believes I have had Plantar Fasciitis which has now morphed into an Insertional Achilles…
Previous PF. Ruptured achilles 6 months ago. PF back badly. Ankle so tight. Doing all exercises recommended by both private and NHS physio. Grateful for all help. Trying isometric…
So podiatrist appt today. Not ingrown. He said it was curved tho and cut it down. Not throbbing now, so we will see. When he cut it, most of the fungus is gone. The other toe still…