Hello Dr. Blake,
I am a nurse, 66, very active (till recently) with hallux limitus. I had the issue a few years ago but it went away with shoes, rest and so forth. I would like to see someone like you in the Austin Texas area (or fly to see you if necessary - this could be difficult but I would do it!) but cannot seem to figure out how to assess by websites. I have seen one person so far but did not like his nonconservative approach as I think orthotics and PT could really help. Short of learning how to tape and get shoes and orthotics from web reviews I feel kind of on my own. Austin must have some good people but I cannot find. I wonder if you have heard of anyone here from one of your professional meetings or so forth? I know if you mentioned a name that would not mean you know they are good, but just that I would go see and assess for myself.
I really want to do the right things for myself. I stopped jogging and don’t want my overall health to deteriorate because of pain but also don’t want to ignore the pain. I just bought 2 pairs of Finn Comfort shoes with a sort of rocker bottom and I am feeling lots better after that.
Thank you for your time and being so great!
Thank you so very much for your email. I am past president of the AAPSM (link below), and the members in general are more into sports medicine and keeping their patients going than most podiatrists. This is where I would start. There are 4 podiatrists listed from Austin and I personally know Drs Valencia and Brace. Good luck!!
http://www.aapsm.org/members.html
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