Hallux Rigidus - Fix it by Manipulation

garymoller.com Gary Moller demonstrates how to manipulate the big toe in a case of hallux rigidus of "stiff big toe". This video must be viewed alongside the articles by Gary Moller - Google search "gary moller hallux rigidus" and follow the links, thanks. Or - garymoller.com

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[zizyphus99]

Don't believe this video. If you truly have Hallux Limitus or Rigidus NO AMOUNT of pulling and bending will fix it. Impossible. I've dealt with this for years. Just look at your x-rays and see how the joint has completely filled in, reducing the range of motion greatly. It's not even shaped like a joint anymore. THIS IS NONSENSE. Get the joint TRULY FIXED by an orthopedic doctor... by the way this woman OBVIOUSLY DID NOT HAVE HALLUX LIMITUS OR HALLUX RIGIDUS. No swelling, no pain. Silly

[gazzamoller]

Hallux Limitus/hallux rigidus: Is there is nothing in between complete loss of joint and a perfectly healthy one? Of course there is! All cases are somewhere along that sliding continuum. Yes, the woman in the video does not have rigidus: This is a toe AFTER several weeks work. I agree she never had true rigidus.

What is there to lose in trying this procedure? Tell me the possible harm? Have you tried this procedure on your patients?

I was first introduced to this 20 years ago. It works.

[gazzamoller]

Viewers should go to my website and read the dozens of articles relating to this video. Google Search "gary moller foot pronation" and you will get most of these. You will also gather that this procedure works for many who were given no other option than surgery. Most cases of "Sore Big Toe" are not the extreme that zyzy describes. These will respond well to this procedure especially when backed up with nutrition interventions.

[gazzamoller]

Yes, it certainly can. I have used this on many stiff joints with success as have many others over the years. First you should check with your Dr as to the cause of the swelling.

[TheEbayaddict]

29 Years ago I kicked a soccer goal post. I thought I sustained a hairline fracture. 29 years of pain. I went a podiatrist. He said replace the joint or perform a cheilectomy. Insurance deductible is $2,500.00. I tried Mollers method. The pain was not excruciating. My wife pulled hard but twisted slowly. The pain is gone. It feels like I had the operation and it has healed. I believe the joint was being irritated by the bone. When it was pulled and manipulated the joint had room to expand.

[TheDfein]

@nullValue0 did you have surgery? Im 26 as well, and always had a somwhat stiff big toe, and stubbed it often playing sports, but recently stubbed it and the pain didnt go away. manipulation on my own helps, but it isnt completely healed, and the tendons are sore surrounding the joint. is this your experience? have you tried noninvasive treatments before surgery? hope everything went well

[frankie7759]

What if your hallux rigidus is caused by flat feet? My condition was only diagnosed last week after my arches apparently fell in pregnancy five years ago. My bone is now affected and I have been told to walk with insoles in my shoes which slightly elevate the big toe. Will this work for me? 

[Trinityfilmpjes]

I have had an operation a month ago to get rid of my bunion which causes me pain. Also I have hallux valgus. Problem is that after surgery my big toe cannot bend backwards anymore (flex). But I don't have hallux rigidus because on the x-rays you can see the space between the joints. Could this treatment help me also? The joint feels stuck. I have only pain when it bends too far back when (normal) walking. So sorry to have had an operation but now I have to deal with this. Can you help?

[rkg77]

I would scream in horrible pain if anyone did this to my bad toe.

[vidoelver]

@gazzamoller so why did you say she had ridius then?

[vidoelver]

@zizyphus99 you think this guy is lying or something?

[nullValue0]

what if the joint has become stiff with bony prolifaration of the MT head? can manual therapy help? i'm suffering from this and i'm a dancer. it's really crucial for me to deal with this. i'm planning to have an arthroscopic removal of the bone spur in 2 months before i decide to go for full surgery. my doctor said i'm too young to do a cheilectomy (26 years old). any advice would be appreciated. i'm trying to do manipulation on my own.

[dieneddie]

hi gary, did your patient have popping of the big toe... my big toe pops alot... just wondering if she had alot of popping ?

[tlife35]

@gazzamoller very good for post op hallux rigidus surgery. I had this surgery two weeks ago- and I am now walking in a regular shoe, although that is due to alot of help with pancreatic enyzmes which help injuried or manipulated tissue heal rapidly along with increasing circulation- and pushing out waste matter in the blood stream. You video is very helpful, I am a massage therapist and I do this twice a day, plus icing it down at night slightly elevated for about an hour. So great video

[n8healer]

@zizyphus99 Maybe your toe is too deteriorated to benefit. I definitely have hallux rigidus by x-ray and clinical findings, and the manipulation has made an enormous benefit.