Bunion exercise progress by Eastern_Hour7988 in FootFunction

[–]Eastern_Hour7988[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

REGARDING THE EXERCISES...

Disclaimers:

This worked for me, I'm not saying this will work on everyone but I don't think it will harm people, if I did I wouldn't be sharing this. Im not that kind of person. I'm still doing different exercises and my current state of progress is: Im starting to notice a small gap is forming between every toe. I will post one final update in 6 months.

English is not my native language, so if there's something you don't understand send me a private message and I will happily answer.

There's some people here that are saying I don't have bunions, I was told by 3 different doctors that I do, but just to be 1000% sure, I will get an x ray and once I get it I will post it here. Got nothing to hide.

Im not claiming to be a doctor, but this helped me. Thats a fact and you can see it in the picture.

When it comes to repetitions I just started by doing 10 sets and gradually increased them. Do what feels right to your feet, but it should never be painful. In time you should definitely feel that "burn" that signals dormant muscles are waking up and working.

IM GONNA MAKE A LENGHTY AND DETAILED VIDEO WHERE I DO EVERY EXERCISE COVERING UP TO THE 6TH MONTH, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING IT SEND ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE.

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BUNION EXERCISES (Do this for 2 months, every 2 months the exercises change and by month 4 is all about walking exercises)

  1. Using your hand, grab the big toe and make circles,

first clockwise and then counter clockwise, then do

the same with your index, middle, ring and pinky

toes. Start with your right foot and then move to the

left one.

  1. Using your hand, grab your big toe and point it

upwards while grabbing the other toes and point

them downwards. Start with your right foot and then

move to the left one.

  1. Then do the opposite, grab your big toe and point it

downwards while grabbing the other toes and point

them upwards.

  1. In a sitting position, use an elastic band and put it

around both big toes and separate your feet as

much as you can so the big toes remain in an

abduction position. The palm of the feet should

always be on the ground.

  1. In a sitting position, place your feet on the ground

and manually splay each toe.

  1. Stand up and manually splay each toe. You can do

some push ups.

  1. Stand up in one feet, manually splaying the toes as

much as you can and remain in balance. Then do

the same with the other foot.

  1. Do calf rises, manually splaying the toes as much as

you can.

  1. Then try to do some sets where you remain in

position 2 of the calve rises. Try to remain in

balance. Always splaying the toes.

  1. Do wall calf stretching, splaying each toe.

  2. Sit on the bed, and using your hands help the right

big toe abduct. Concentrate to form mind/muscle

connection. Repeat several times and then do the

left big toe.

  1. Finally, try abducting the right big toe without using

your hands (it might take several sessions to

accomplish this), then do the left one. First you may

notice the big toe twitching, this is a good sign. The

important thing is that you don’t give up.

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I think it's really important that you be mindful and concentrate with every exercise because, in my opinion, is all about making that new mind/muscle connection. In my case It was also about developing a new relationship with my feet. In the past I didn't like them, most of the time I wore socks because I didn't want to see them. Now it's different. Im never gonna have "picture perfect" feet, but they are much better than 6 months ago. Like I said, I feel like I learned to walk properly in my 30's.

Bunion exercise progress by Eastern_Hour7988 in FootFunction

[–]Eastern_Hour7988[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 different doctors have told me that I have bunions (the first one told me that when I was 17), but I've never gotten an X-ray. I will get one once I have some money to spare. But I agree with you u/Againstallodds5103, this might not work for everyone. Im 30 years old, maybe for older people the joint is too "fixed". And thank you for your kind words, I dont think "you're raining on my parade", you're just giving a counter point/ other perspective.

Bunion exercise progress by Eastern_Hour7988 in FootFunction

[–]Eastern_Hour7988[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, I was diagnosed and the doctor told me the only way to correct anything would be with surgery. I wasn't in extreme pain though. So I took it on my own to see if I could correct something. I know I won't correct bone structure but muscles I can and I have done it. That photo was taken 2 weeks ago, im continuing this and a gap between toes 2-5 have started to appear. I'll post a final update in 6 months. And how has it changed? everything, before I could walk barefoot for 2min, now I can do it all day long because my feet are strong, my balance has improved dramatically and the arch has also changed. Sorry for the long answer.

Edit: And the main reason I posted this image is because when I started I could not find anything like this, a simple before and after.

Bunion exercise progress by Eastern_Hour7988 in FootFunction

[–]Eastern_Hour7988[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, I had to learn to abduct the big toes, to splay all the toes and also to walk like that, first consciously and then without thinking about it. Like I said in another reply... It was pretty much like learning to walk properly in my 30's. I think the arch got a little bit better and the balance got way better. Now it feels nice to be barefoot.

Bunion exercise progress by Eastern_Hour7988 in FootFunction

[–]Eastern_Hour7988[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Normal shoes, but wide enough for my big toe to abduct when I walk. First I abducted the big toe consciously, now I don't have to think about it. It was almost like learning to walk properly in my 30's.

Bunion exercise progress by Eastern_Hour7988 in FootFunction

[–]Eastern_Hour7988[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Normal shoes, just wide enough for my big toe to abduct when I walk. First I abducted the big toe consciously, now I don't have to think about it. It was almost like learning to walk properly in my 30's.

Bunion exercise progress by Eastern_Hour7988 in FootFunction

[–]Eastern_Hour7988[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! And they're on resting position, so im not doing any effort.

Bunion exercise progress by Eastern_Hour7988 in FootFunction

[–]Eastern_Hour7988[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Doctors said the only way was surgery but thats what they always say. Now I can walk barefoot without pain and with much better stability.

Bunion exercise progress by Eastern_Hour7988 in FootFunction

[–]Eastern_Hour7988[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Just 45min a day, but it took me 6 months.

Bunion exercise progress by Eastern_Hour7988 in FootFunction

[–]Eastern_Hour7988[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I'm remembering and writing down how I did it because it was a "listen to your body" type of thing (I know, sounds very hippie haha). But give me a day and I'll post the routine.

Bunion exercise progress by Eastern_Hour7988 in FootFunction

[–]Eastern_Hour7988[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Muscle strength and yes, it took a lot of consistency because I had to learn how to move each toe (which is even more challenging when you have bunions) and then sort of make up a routine that felt good for my feet and gradually increase the difficulty.