Would you have any thoughts / videos on moving properly , gait adjustments after big toe fusion due to HAllux Rigidus , one foot and both , as I am recovering from second surgery . Thanks
Hi Olga, thanks for the question. Generally the mechanics in the video will still hold true even if the big toe joint is fused. You will not be able to get the rollover motion from the big toe however you still want to think about rolling through the limb and pulling the foot forward as opposed to pushing off through the back foot. In the roll-over position ideally the great toe would extend as the ankle plantar flexes. The knee will also flex a little bit and the weight will shift off the back leg to the front leg. Because you will have minimal motion at the great toe you can get more motion from the knee bend and ankle motion. The key is to make sure that the foot stays in line with the knee when moving forward. Typically with hallux rigidus us or hallux valgus the foot starts to turn out or in because of the limitation in the big toe. By practicing the slow walking and focusing on the alignment of the foot and the knee you’re able to create as close to ideal mechanics as possible. I’ll try to do a video in the next couple days to be more clear. But for the time being practice what I was demonstrating on the video working as close to the alignment as possible
Would you have any thoughts / videos on moving properly , gait adjustments after big toe fusion due to HAllux Rigidus , one foot and both , as I am recovering from second surgery . Thanks
Hi Olga, thanks for the question. Generally the mechanics in the video will still hold true even if the big toe joint is fused. You will not be able to get the rollover motion from the big toe however you still want to think about rolling through the limb and pulling the foot forward as opposed to pushing off through the back foot. In the roll-over position ideally the great toe would extend as the ankle plantar flexes. The knee will also flex a little bit and the weight will shift off the back leg to the front leg. Because you will have minimal motion at the great toe you can get more motion from the knee bend and ankle motion. The key is to make sure that the foot stays in line with the knee when moving forward. Typically with hallux rigidus us or hallux valgus the foot starts to turn out or in because of the limitation in the big toe. By practicing the slow walking and focusing on the alignment of the foot and the knee you’re able to create as close to ideal mechanics as possible. I’ll try to do a video in the next couple days to be more clear. But for the time being practice what I was demonstrating on the video working as close to the alignment as possible
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