Hallux valgus correction exercise method

The symptom of hallux valgus is best corrected before the age of 18 and is easier to repair. It can be treated with hallux valgus correction shoes and minimally invasive surgery. It is more appropriate to choose shoes with a wider head and try not to wear high heels to avoid hallux valgus. For the correct correction exercise method for hallux valgus, we can refer to the physical methods introduced below.

The current methods for treating hallux valgus include: conservative treatment and surgical treatment

Conservative treatment: Suitable for patients with hallux valgus under the age of 18, which can be treated with hallux valgus correction shoes and correction belts

Surgical treatment: minimally invasive surgery, traditional surgical treatment

Conservative treatment for mild hallux valgus

1. Wear shoes with wide head. If you really need to wear high heels because the occasion requires it, you should give your feet a rest after wearing them for 1-2 hours.

2. Use hallux valgus orthotic braces such as hallux valgus straps, toe-splitting pads and forefoot transverse arch pads.

3. Those with severe pain can take oral anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs such as ibuprofen.

4. If you have calluses on the soles of your feet, you can remove them to avoid pain on the soles of your feet.

Massage to relieve hallux valgus symptoms

1. After soaking your feet, rub the side of your big toe and the muscles on the sole of your foot to relax them. You can also press the Yongquan acupoint.

2. Put a rubber band with good elasticity on the big toes of both feet, place the heels together on the ground, pull both feet outwards, hold for 5 seconds, and then retract.

1 set of 10, do 3-5 sets per day. This movement can exercise the tendons and slow down the progression of hallux valgus.