Video on Abductor Hallucis Strengthening: Help in Bunion Care

https://youtu.be/J3js0t8oOYc

Dr Blake's Video on Strengthening for Bunions

https://youtu.be/J3js0t8oOYc

     I am not a podiatric surgeon, but someone who tries to delay the need for bunion surgery. This post will not go into the many reasons each patient has for attempting to delay or reduce their chances of needing a bunion correction. This exercise is an evening task and it does a great job making the foot stronger. Added to other conservative bunion treatments, which of course should be done post surgery also, you should develop a treatment regimen of 5 which seem to help individually. They will help even more collectively. Common bunion treatments include: toe separators, Yoga Toes, Correct Toes, wide shoes, Injinji socks, night splints, proximal  padding, etc. You can find other posts in this blog on these and other treatments. 

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Bunions

Abductor Hallucis Strengthening

Bunion Exercise to slow Progression

https://youtu.be/J3js0t8oOYc

Saturday's Exercise of the Week: Bunion Joint Strengthening

As you begin your treatment to maintain your bunions in an attempt to avoid surgery, think about all the possible treatment choices you have available. 

My common checklist for my bunion patients includes: (and my blog is full of these tips)

A) Toe Separators

B) Yoga Toes

C) Digital Stretches and possible Night Splint

D) Shoe Selection (so as not to push too hard)

E) Padding to Off Weight the Bunion Area

F) Icing as needed

G) Abductor Hallucis Strengthening (this video shows the patient attempting to train the toe to pull down as straight as possible)

http://youtu.be/V487w7IM_2c

H) Taping occasionally