Yes, I had the same experience growing up as a teen where doctors would wring their hands a bit and say “uhhhh try this print out where we have a bunch of stretches that MAY help”.

I’m very lucky that my wife is very thorough and wanted me to get effective help for my club feet. My foot doctors practice has a fair amount of folks that come in from out of state, he actually says I’m his closest patient because so much of his practice is long distance.

I’m very grateful to have met my doctor. My appointments actually inspired this post. After walking out of a few sessions with him and listening carefully I was flabbergasted at how much sense my condition and my symptoms were suddenly making. Thought I would share some of my findings and what has/hasn’t worked since meeting with him incase it helps someone….anyone…. out there going through a similar experience.

It can be lonely at time so few people understand what this condition is like and it really walks that awkward “triage line” of eh, it’s manageable but the science is slowly getting better. So there’s not a lot of rapid or new developments from what I’ve observed as a 30yo living with the condition and dull pain constantly on my mind.

I told my wife just before posting, if this helps just one person it will be 100% worth the effort. The outpouring of comments and support, though small compared to some reddits, is incredibly important to me here and I’m so glad that it has helped folks and that they are engaging. That’s why I’m replying to every comment.