Bunions -how do you avoid surgery?
Could somebody help me to help a lovely client, a pianist who needs her feet! She's been offered surgery which has a 3 month recovery period and she's very upset about it.
She has congenital bunions which are getting worse. She has high arches, does not pronate, she has one leg longer than the other but the bunions are the same on both feet.
She comes to me for Pilates, and has good core stability and generally good posture.
Last night I massaged her heel down to underneath her toes and found she has very strong tendons underneath her foot. After the massage she said her foot felt more supple. I suspect the problem is partly with her gait (hence the high arches) - but am I on the right track with the massage as I'm not trained in this. Is there anything else she could do?
She's sensible in her footwear.
Thank you
Sharon
Answers:
Bunions are usually a result of hallux valgus, where the big toes deviate away from the mid line, with greater tension on the lateral ligaments & tendons than the medial ones.
Depending on how far gone they are, then an osteopath may well be able to help and give her some self help exercises to do.
Andrew.
She has congenital bunions which are getting worse. She has high arches, does not pronate, she has one leg longer than the other but the bunions are the same on both feet.
She comes to me for Pilates, and has good core stability and generally good posture.
Last night I massaged her heel down to underneath her toes and found she has very strong tendons underneath her foot. After the massage she said her foot felt more supple. I suspect the problem is partly with her gait (hence the high arches) - but am I on the right track with the massage as I'm not trained in this. Is there anything else she could do?
She's sensible in her footwear.
Thank you
Sharon
Answers:
Bunions are usually a result of hallux valgus, where the big toes deviate away from the mid line, with greater tension on the lateral ligaments & tendons than the medial ones.
Depending on how far gone they are, then an osteopath may well be able to help and give her some self help exercises to do.
Andrew.