[pct-l] [PCT-I] Closure

[Tortoise]

I think the message from the various posts is that a big toe that cannot
flex 90 degrees is NOT a symptom of some other major foot problem.

I'd double check the doctor's diagnosis.


Tortoise

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sean bowers wrote:
> Keep in mind every foot is different.  You can have an inflexible big
> toe and be just fine.  For example, an overweight adult could say they
> were diagnosed with diabetes due to being overweight.   Does this mean
> every overweight person is going to get diabetes?  Definitely not.  That
> is just the way the human body works and that can go for any body part
> for any reason.     For my particular situation, this appeared to be the
> problem with my case.
> 
> 
> "When you grab your big toe you are suppose to be able to bend it
> 
> upwards
> 
> towards your head more than 90 degrees.  I painfully can bend it just
> 
> shy of
> 
> 45 degrees"
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I think I can at least somewhat guess what you went through based on my
> 
> own
> 
> related emotional roller coaster recently.
> 
> 
> 
> After (hopefully) figuring out how to deal with little toe bunions last
> 
> summer, I had some heel pain recently and was diagnosed with Plantar
> 
> Fasciitis just over a month ago. I got fitted for orthotics and am just
> 
> starting to extend my walking regime again.  And I'll start at Campo
> 
> late
> 
> this month.
> 
> 
> 
> I've not heard the one about bending your big toe before.  Since there
> 
> are
> 
> various intervening joints (hip, knee, ankle), I'm finding your
> 
> description
> 
> above a little ambiguous.  Is the foot flat on the floor and thus
> 
> bending
> 
> the big toe more than 90 degrees relative to the floor, or ... ?
> 
> 
> 
> Just curious.  My case has been mild so far, but I'm naturally
> 
> concerned
> 
> that one or another foot issue will force me off the trail in the same
> 
> way.
> 
> I'm not concerned about mental/emotional prep here --- what happens
> 
> happens,
> 
> and I'll just have to deal with it.  But if there's anything else I can
> 
> physically or otherwise better prepare for, I want to maximize my odds.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for sharing your (no doubt very frustrating) story.
> 
> 
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