Hi, thanks for your video. In your experience how long more or les it takes to go back to running or hiking for someone doing exercise periodically?. I got bunionectomy in both feet plus correction of hammer toes in two toes per feet. I don't run, but I used to do long hikes (25 to 30km with at least 1000m up and down per day). Im so looking forward to be back, but feel really weak after 5 weeks post-op.
Hi thank you so much for the message. I'm very impressed by the Km you hike! I live in a city that is flat so I'm always jealous of people who can hike and enjoy nature. It would be very hard to answer your question because there are to many variables. I would say the range would be 3 months to 1 year depending on someone goals and other health variables. Here is why.... Traditionally bunion and hammer toes are developed over time from the way people walk. Speaking generally bunions develop over time when there is pressure place on the side (verses the bottom) of the first toe during push off. Hammer toes develop from the foot trying to grab the ground, meaning part of the foot is not in contact with the ground. This can happen when people walk more on the outside of their foot. It sounds like you had surgery to "fix" the structural changes which is great. Just due to having surgery you will have lots of pain and swelling which limit the amount of strength that can be gained until about 6-8 weeks post- surgery, which is when the tendons and bone have healed. This means that is you just wanted to have less pain walking, fit in shoes then in about 6-8 weeks you will feel pretty good with your daily activities. However, my clients tell me they want to not just have less pain walking they want to fully enjoy their recreational activities. I work with my clients to change how they walk by finding their muscle imbalances in their hip and ankles. And we actively work on changing how they naturally walk to pattern to one that is less taxing on their feet. Some clients make gains very quickly and some take a little more time. There can be a number of reasons for the differences. I hope this helps you to at least know you are not behind in your recovery Your body is still healing from the surgery.
I would suggest seeing a physical therapist. Walking requires all the muscles in your lower body to work together. It is not as simply as we all want it to be. Working with a professional will help you identify what is causing your gait to be off, then create a program that address those specific changes with less guessing and frustration for you. If you are in the cypress area I would love to meet with you to talk more in depth about your concerns and goals.
Hi, thanks for your video. In your experience how long more or les it takes to go back to running or hiking for someone doing exercise periodically?. I got bunionectomy in both feet plus correction of hammer toes in two toes per feet. I don't run, but I used to do long hikes (25 to 30km with at least 1000m up and down per day). Im so looking forward to be back, but feel really weak after 5 weeks post-op.
Hi thank you so much for the message. I'm very impressed by the Km you hike! I live in a city that is flat so I'm always jealous of people who can hike and enjoy nature. It would be very hard to answer your question because there are to many variables. I would say the range would be 3 months to 1 year depending on someone goals and other health variables. Here is why....
Traditionally bunion and hammer toes are developed over time from the way people walk. Speaking generally bunions develop over time when there is pressure place on the side (verses the bottom) of the first toe during push off. Hammer toes develop from the foot trying to grab the ground, meaning part of the foot is not in contact with the ground. This can happen when people walk more on the outside of their foot. It sounds like you had surgery to "fix" the structural changes which is great. Just due to having surgery you will have lots of pain and swelling which limit the amount of strength that can be gained until about 6-8 weeks post- surgery, which is when the tendons and bone have healed. This means that is you just wanted to have less pain walking, fit in shoes then in about 6-8 weeks you will feel pretty good with your daily activities.
However, my clients tell me they want to not just have less pain walking they want to fully enjoy their recreational activities. I work with my clients to change how they walk by finding their muscle imbalances in their hip and ankles. And we actively work on changing how they naturally walk to pattern to one that is less taxing on their feet. Some clients make gains very quickly and some take a little more time. There can be a number of reasons for the differences.
I hope this helps you to at least know you are not behind in your recovery Your body is still healing from the surgery.
What if I didn't really run before surgery and still have 1 bunion? I don't know how to train my gait. I only know it's off.
I would suggest seeing a physical therapist. Walking requires all the muscles in your lower body to work together. It is not as simply as we all want it to be. Working with a professional will help you identify what is causing your gait to be off, then create a program that address those specific changes with less guessing and frustration for you. If you are in the cypress area I would love to meet with you to talk more in depth about your concerns and goals.