This is far more info than any podiatrist has ever given me about my bunions and general foot issues, including pain at the top of the foot. Now I know what's causing it - TMG joint!
My bunions very advanced by the time I was 12 so adjustment/exercise wasn’t enough for me (I had extra bone growth already). But for maintenance after my surgeries (and for pain relief) understanding the mechanics of my feet and legs has helped me!
I like this video. Doctors just want to fix the bunion, but you explained everything regarding the hips so well. Doctors always want to push surgery, but my friend had it, and the bunion came back. I am going to do these exercises.
Think about therapist do therapy, typically whatever their area of expertise is is how they are going to lean. The body is a complex system, and you know your body. Listen to it.
According to my podiatrist, my case is the most severe (both bunions and bunionette) he has seen. I had no choice but to undergo surgery. I needed 2 surgeries on my left foot and it's still isn't 100% healed yet. It's been 10 months since my first one. I still got my right foot left and I'm going through more pain lately. 😔
I had surgery done and bounions came beck. The problem is that Conventional Medicine can't help! This is very surprising that ,the bounions are directly related to the levels of most important electolytes in the body ,which is sodium and potasium.There is usually problem with levels of those electrolytes later in life of the individual. If appear on the left foot, there is a problem with sodium level in the body, on the right foot , problem with potassium . There are other signs , one eye is much smaller than other, corner of the mouth is lower than the other. Again left eye and left corner of the mouth as left foot bounion is sodium imbalance and right side is potassium. If the levels of the electolytes are at dangerous level.The individual may experience blurred vision either in one eye or bouth.💕
Very informative video. I wonder why some bunions are on top of the foot? Everything is true about the anatomy …feet, knee, hip, as it relates to pain..👏🏾👏🏾
This was extremely interesting and informative. I greatly appreciated how the multiple interacting factors were addressed. Most useful! Thank you! Wish I could come for a consultation.
Thank you very much for this precious information. I need to try to fix my bunion before doing surgery and I always believed it’s a hip problem and you just confirm it
Those narrow rounded toe boxes can start bunions, even if flat and looking like they're wide but really are deforming the natural shape of your toes by outlining them gently inwards which goes against the biological foot spreading way.
my 17 year old just had a Lapiplasty Surgery. The new Surgery that goes to the root of the problem. It's genetics.. and what a wonderful time to have it fixed at a younger age. She's going to be in the Medical Field and will be on her feet a lot in this career.. For us surgery was a blessing. (Both feet).. She healed quickly!
Hi, I have a few questions regarding your child surgery. I’m curious to know if it was covered by your insurance, and if not how much does surgey cost? My daughter is suffering from double bunion on both feet. She is so insecure of herself and I don’t k is how to help other than surgery. We live in Los Angeles by the way if you have any recommendations on doctors. Thanks
@@zairachavez1156 Yes insurance covered it because like the doctor said.. they don't get better, they get worse. My daughter will be on her feet b/c she is going into nursing and that's years of walking and being on her feet constantly. They heal really fast when they are young. she was 17 when she had hers and it's 2 years later and she is doing great. Granite she isn't a runner or anything like that but she healed up nice. We had to cover our 20% co-insurance and make sure your anesthesia is covered most are not in your network but most of the time hospitals work out an agreement for that with the anesthesiologist companies. Make sure you get a Board Certified foot doctor who does this method. good luck.. we are glad we did it for our daughter..
👍Terrific helpful non surgical info. Straight forward & to the point. I appreciate you taking the time to make & post this video to help others. Thank you. 🙏🤗💞🤗
I would like to try the exercises you suggested at the end for the hallicis muscle, and also the taping. Can you expand on those treatments and how to do them?
I just had foot surgery for a torn plantar plate under my 2nd toe. Of course the surgeon addressed the bunion as well. Although a non-surgical option was not available for me, I hope this helps others.
Thank you. I have had both knees replaced and now realise the arches in my feet have collapsed inward and I have a bunion. So....have been doing the silicone seperator, exercises daily....spreading toes etc.... But will now get arch support to wear in my walking shoes. Look forward to more of your videos!
Careful with arch support. Don’t rely only on that as it will be a long term fail. Strengthen your (arch) feet correctly. Make an appointment with a physical therapist.
7 mins of telling us how Bunion occured but nothing on treatment or correction, which I doubt it can be corrected. I have never seen a video of before and after, showing how Bunion can be corrected without surgery, do you have? If yes, please share. Thanks.
And all his information is wrong, not caused by flat feet at all, it's caused by the shoes she wears, and yes bunions can be reversed or at least can be decreased a lot by using the correct shoes and doing simple feet exercises.
I am very interested in the exercises. The Podiatrist said there was nothing to be done. My bunions have just started to move in. Using spacers ever day for 2 hours. Thanks.
I wish I could find someone like you here where I live in the UK. In my 30s, had bunions on both feet since I was a kid, as does my dad, as did my grandmother. I’ve been offered surgery correction, but would love some real advice on my biomechanics to see if there’s anything I can do to help myself
💝🌸🌙📿🦋🦋OMG! Thankyou Doctor! It’s actually really painful, and it’s so important to have that corrected-in my situation I think it’s because I wore ( inexpensive ) crock brands for a long time and my nutrition was poor- because my parents never really educated me on nutrition! and the importance of eating 🍽 well, they had too many children, anyways education comes from wanting to learn and progress. Thankyou! 🌸
I have a normal arch but developed a bunion. I haven't been walking normally for many years. It's like a new normal but seems like it's not noticeable if people see me walking.
I have them on both feet . One is worse then the other . I have hip issues . My lower back hurts all the time . I now have what looks like heal spurs . I am just glad I am not working at this point . I am a care giver for my disabled husband . I feel guilty when I am hurting because his pain is a billion times as bad as mine . Its all hard .
Very interesting...both my mother and nana had bunions, so do i despite wearing good shoes. I did ballet when younger then became an exercise junkie, it was then found I overpronate because I suffered a knee problem. I've always worn custom orthotics, but my knees do tip inwards, I have excessive external rotation of my hips, and have SI issues from time to time, one knee now will need further surgery, I've suffered awful tendonitis in my feet, I had to tape to be able to walk during attacks, I still exercise to a high level yet can no longer run do impact work. I'm 49 and my bunions are awful. All because of my unresolved biomechanics!!
@@imasmurfy1: Of course wearing tight or ill-fitting shoes, especially high heels, could cause bunions for anybody. But being prone to getting them is genetic. If you do a 23 and Me test, your results will tell you how likely you are to develop bunions, have blond hair, a fear of heights, get sea-sick and a whole lot more based on your genes. 🧬
@@hereforit2347 maybe so but when you wear a size 10 shoe and the toebox starts curving at about a size 8, there will be problems. And i’m just noticing now that’s how 99% of shoes are made. In order to stop the shoe from mashing my big toe, i’d need a size 12. That’s not hereditary.
My bunions were caused by my mother. When I was growing my mother wanted to put shoes on my feet that “fit”. My toes hurt within the shoes . My dad noticed that I was limping and my mom told me to stop. My dad checked my feet by removing a shoe and noticed that my toes were bunched up; then he told my mom that I needed a larger size shoes. They need to have a least a “ thumbs width “ of room at the toes so the feet can have room to spread as they grow. Long story short , that’s how my feet got messed up and developed “ Bunions.
Hard to find shoes with that room. I learned the hard way and should have said no to each shoe I tried throughout the years, even if they looked like they were wide and flat, but as you get older you become more sensitive so now I know but it's because my bunion is saying no to the shoes.. :(
I believe yes and I have a normal arch. Unfortunately shoe designers do not think of accommodating a bit more in the toe box.It's a struggle to find shoes where my feet can spread and at the same time not be big on me.
I had the surgery and I am right back where I st as red because my healing did not go correctly. Now my big toe is going to the right onto the next toe that was not happening b4 Help
I had bunions from wearing ill fitting shoes, the only way I believe bunions occur. The big toe was pushed to one side, and I had the lump on the side of my foot, which was painful. I had surgery to reset the toe and I have not had any trouble since. It cannot be cured by just strapping it up etc, the bone is deformed.
Definitely NOT the only way bunions occur. I've been basically barefoot (home-based business, no need for shoes :) ) for 40 years and STILL I've developed bunions.
I asked my foot Dr about a spacer and any exercises for bunions and he said all those thing are temporary and didn't work. He said that I needed reconstruction surgery. I would rather not get surgery unless it was the last option.
I think that's what the (good) surgeons recommend. Everything else delays the surgery, but that's good because as far as I know, you only get one shot at the surgery.
I had surgery to remove my bunions on both feet, 7 months apart about 18 years ago and I'm SO glad I had it done. The bunion caused pain. I hated the way my feet looked, the left one was worse. I was so self conscious since I was salsa dancing a lot and wearing open toe latin ballroom shoes. It was definitely worth it. After I completely healed I was able to wear my high heel ballroom shoes again. My mom had bunions and she waited much too long to get surgery. She got to the point where her feet hurt no matter what shoes she wore and her surgery was more complicated and recovery took longer. I don't know why people are so afraid of getting this type of surgery especially if you're otherwise healthy.
Hi, I have had bunions all my life and I loved what you said about treating the bunion with physical therapy to avoid unecessary surgery. Are you located in California by any chance? I would love tro come and see you to take a look at my feet! Please let me know.
Hi, I have a bunion problem few years ago, and I went to a chiropractic to got a treatment. He was able to straighten my toe. After that I wear a silicone separator and wide shoes to prevent. But remember always take care of your feet because all the problems start there.
The first metatarsal can rotate at the navicular joint and medial cuneiform causing the bottom of the sesamoid bones neath distal end of metatarsal to now be crowding second metatarsal at distal end. Top of first metatarsal distal end now making protuberance on medial side of big toe joint. Big toe now pivots laterally into second toe. An alignment problem that only tends to increase with age. Problem can also cause other toes to take hammer toe profiles. People with proper foot biomechanics are indeed very fortunate as bunions are really a nuisance.
barefoot shoes, walking without shoes, exercises to strengthen foot, legs, hip and spine. and no more conventional shoes or insoles, and definitely no pads. all that stuff is what made our feet deformed in the first place.
A good cyropractor can also make a world of difference. My main metatarsals are both rotated inward so the pain can get to be so so terrible. So he usually gives them a tug (kind of complicated series of pulls) and after a day or so their so much better. Just have to make sure he does it regularly and it's all good.
@@lindamccarrel8184 certainly, just had an MRI done of my foot and ankle and seeing the doctor next week to figure out what's going on. My chiropractor is a pretty ok dude and was helping me trying to get locate a doctor (autistic with ADHD tendencies ontop of other problems) it seriously took like 3 months to get to see a foot doctor and that is after a 2month wait for a date that wasn't properly booked. So in that mean time he was a serious life saver.
I wish you had talked about bunions on very high arched feet with no knock knees and supination while running. Perhaps that mid-foot joint you were talking about at the end of the video??
Use Australia and New Zealand as an example - children (usually of Anglo descent) don't wear shoes at home or outside (public places) hardly ever way into late teens towards early 20's - you will see a population of people with no foot issues. Finally (the last 15 years) the US younger generations are following the Aussie example.
Thanks so much for this information! I was knocked at the knee as a kid, flat footed and now in my 40s I have a bunion from hell on my right foot. I work 12 hour shifts and here lately I feel the pain zing up into my right big toe...its pulsating. It definitely makes sense to fix the arch and get toe spacers. I DO NOT want surgery😭!!!
I'd agree. I had surgery about 15 years ago and my bunions are coming back. It seems to be a combination of strengthening the ankles/calves and wearing barefoot shoes that allow your toes to splay properly. I'm really liking my xero shoes. Finally shoes that don't hurt! Those combined with toe spacers (less than $20 on Amazon) and doing some painful toe stretching and ankle exercises have really helped. Good luck!
Agree my Mum a nurse practitioner had the surgery and it came back worse But I need it I 🤔 My podiatrist said the spreaders don't work Mine is throbbing as I type Ouch
I live in NJ and the doctor did surgery and damage my foot . I need a surgeon he never put the tendon back on big toe and he damage second toe with a pin now all my toes are turning . I need help .
11/2/2021 - I didn't see or hear he gave any treatment for the bunion. Lots of explanation as to the cause but how does one treat the bunion surgery free?
I Have had knock knees and hallucinations valgas from birth. Am 70 and my left bunion is killing me. Ouch! Have worn wide sensible shoes all my life and have vey high arches. No flat feet here. Weak nips and knees though
that woman has nicely formed feet and suffers from just a slight bunion that should be remedied to ensure her long term health and mobility. Did she receive treatment? Is there a follow up video describing the treatment regimen with a view of the results?
I kinda don’t understand like OK, the thumb will be straight. But then what will be with the rest of the toes, will there be a big gap between the thumb and the rest of the toes?
The Bunion has a direct correlation to the throat, in terms of reflexes. it relates, primarily and at source, to a weakness in the lower neck, often caused by birthing trauma, due to incorrect birthing (mother on her back). over time, the neck vertebra misalignment permeates through the skeleton (subluxation compensations) to a lower back misalignment and from there to the hip and from there to the foot. People with a tendency for bunions will often have excessive anxiety issues. If we begin putting the throat back to its vibrational state, the corrections of subluxations will hold and the foot etc will strengthen and correct.
@@janet884 unfortunately, there is no one source that says this that i know of. i have been learning and practicing reflexology and have also gone through the anxiety/stress/bunion experience myself. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-L6E5d9mYAjQ.html
@@lindamccarrel8184 no, it's not advice. it is what i have learned. my advice is to believe no one. to always take things back to an empirical datum. rule out hypotheses and theories (beliefs) and see what you have left. verify with empirical experiments and corroboration with the empirical scientists that we were not taught about at school. then you'll get to know thyself. begin all investigation with a solid start point. Occam's Razor. one of the most useful tools in the tool box. now you know my advice, what do you think about it?
