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Has anyone had any success with Physical therapy or Chiro for their bunion? My daughter is 13 and has them pretty badly, we've tried different braces I've gotten online but she hates…
Ordered new custom orthotics for my horrifically flat feet . I’ve been waiting 7 weeks ……… they took moulds of my feet and then they were sent from uk to Australia where they r made…
lots of pain in my ball of my big toe. I haven’t been formally diagnosed with a bunion but from looking at pictures and symptoms I am 99.9% sure that’s what it is. My problem is I…
I have worn BIrkenstocks for years. And even after getting PF in my left foot from overuse from taking on a new activity and trying to do it 3x per week to 6 days per week because I…
20 year old started a heel pain in both feet, like last 2 days. Wasn’t active much but lately started playing pickleball, wears the right shoes but pain is too much. What things can…
Thanks for letting me join. So, I’m going to physical therapy for my left foot. I had a metatarsal fracture and because the way I was walking on my foot I now have plantar fasciitis…
Week 2 MIS post op visit. Sutures came out, I can get my foot wet now, and I'm to start range of motion stretches of my big toe.
Podiatrist gave me exercises to do to strengthen the area (no surgery yet) has anyone else done this and noticed a change?
I had bunion surgery over a year ago, and although it has gotten somewhat better, I still have some residual numbness in my big toe as well as the sensation that my toes are too…
Recovery update after my June 11, 2025 bunion repair (Lapiplasty – correction of the bunion with Calcaneal Bone Graft and lesser toe corrections): NW bearing for 4 weeks to walking in…
I have heel pain for the last 6 years. It started out of nowhere (probably the same as for many of you), and nothing has worked to ease the pain so far. Things I've done - rolling…
I thought I would share this with the group. Leave your feet alone. Its not in your feet unless you have something else causing pain. Podiatrist don't have a clue. Went to 4 different…
5 weeks post op before/after…still in surgical shoe for two more weeks to allow more time for swelling to go down. Starting weight bearing toe exercises…hoping that helps get the…
Has anyone else developed additional foot or ankle issues as a result of long-term plantar fasciitis? I’ve been dealing with plantar fasciitis for about 20 years. For the most part…
It’s almost been 4 weeks since my bunionectomy. My hips are killing me from walking in a surgical shoe/boot. Are there any exercises that can be done to help ease the pain of the…
2 week post op update I had a scarf and akin osteotomy 2 weeks and just want to give a little update. I had my 2 week follow up with surgeon yesterday and he is very happy with…
I have had plantar fascitis for 10 months now, which was diagnosed by ultrasound by my podiatrist. The majority of my pain is felt in the arch with occasional heel pain, which I know…
I feel like I wasted weeks! Instead of instantly being sent for a scan I was sent to a podiatrist twice. I wasted time, and money. She told me to get proper running shoes, and showed…
I am in my 3rd month of PF. There is a lot of conflicting information on the internet. The newer approaches suggest active stretching, flat footware also called zero drop footware and…
Question, has anyone gone through similar experience, i am on 9 months of pf in my left foot, recent MRI shows small tear. I have been wearing Hoka Bondi 9 which helped from the…
Yes!! I am so excited and wanted to share something positive. I had physical therapy yesterday and my gait is normal and my ankle is no longer making me limp. I was cleared to start…
I have bunion correction on both feet in 2 weeks Stressing about what post op will be? Can anyone please tell me what to do and how? Can I really not walk at all for 6 weeks?? What…
Help needed in deciding. My surgeon suggests shaving bone growth on the side of my bunion and doing a big toe release during surgery. (I had chevron MIS last year and I already have a…
I’m leaving the group! I’m 12 weeks post op and I definitely consider my surgery a success!! I had MIS bunion correction hammertoe correction and third toe arthritic joint correction…
I have had this since December but really bad since February is it normal that my flare ups are still 8/10 even with trying to rehab it for months
Hi Everyone, I am 28 years old and had an endoscopic plantar fasciotomy in September 2025. I had relief after the surgery but in February of this year began to experience pain again…
Never thought I’d be joining a foot group but here I am looking for some opinions! I’m 25 years old with 2 young kids (2&5) with very flat feet and a very sore bunion!! I’ve always…
If I have 2nd toe capsulitis what things have helped people. Had it 2 weeks. Feels like I'm walking on a marble. It's not morton's neuroma. It's the exact location of capsulitis right…
UpDate: it’s been 2 weeks since my surgery And I promised I would give an update throughout my recovery so here we go.  I got my stitches out yesterday it was painless, I am in a…
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…