Q: I really want to avoid surgery on my big toe. Are there any exercises that would help instead?
-Submitted by Mr. Wada, Fukuoka City, Japan
Commentary by a toe doctor
YOSHIRO YUASA
Keiro Yuasa
Physical Therapist, Doctor of Toes, Director of Toe Research Institute, President of the Japanese Society of Functional Foot and Toe Therapy, and developer of Halmek shoes. Former director, vice president, and medical director of General Hospital. His specialties are exercise physiology and anatomy. He is also a foot and shoe specialist and a leading expert in postural occlusion therapy. He has cured various orthopedic diseases (over 70,000 people) with toe therapy alone.
Our answer
The short answer is yes! However, this depends on the severity of the big toe deformity and the length of time the big toe has been deformed prior to starting a toe rehabilitation program.
In our experience,Stretching the big toehas been found to be an effective first choice of exercise (exercises) to achieve hallux valgus correction.
Stretching the stiffened muscles and tendons on the inside of the big toe is an important step in this process, but this stretching alone is not sufficient to successfully remove the big toe in most people, especially if the big toe has been present for a long time and the tissues surrounding and acting on the thumb have become stiff This is inadequate for
For many people with bunions, footwear that is healthy for the feet (i.e.,Footwear with normal and natural foot and toe anatomyCorrect in combination with theToe Supporter(YOSHIRO SOCKS) is one of the most effective strategies to help improve or prevent bunions.
Another tool that can help address existing bunions is the HIRONOBA-METHOD. In addition to toe stretches, there are several other exercises that can be easily performed. These exercises will be discussed in detail in a new book to be released in June.
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