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Jul 2011
12:55pm, 1 Jul 2011
522 posts
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NellyMarcos
Renamed this threat as I got the name wrong before
Hallux rigidus
is arthritis of the main joint of the big toe in the ball of the foot. It is a wearing out of the joint surfaces. It is called "hallux rigidus" because its main feature is stiffness ("rigidus") of the big toe ("hallux").
Been to the docs this morning, much better response, I am going for xrays tomorrow, got to keep a diary for two weeks then go back and see him
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Jul 2011
12:58pm, 1 Jul 2011
523 posts
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NellyMarcos
Threat = Thread, DOH!
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Sep 2011
3:48pm, 18 Sep 2011
First-time poster!!
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Gemma4130
Im just wondering how you are getting on? I have hallux limitus and whilst the running is going OK 6months after the initial diagnosis with orthotics and self manipulations Im wondering if theres others out there who are leading reasonably normal running schedules with this sort of problem. I am trying not to let it get me down but its tough. It doesnt seem like a particularly common thing amongst runners so I thought I'd just say hi. I hope you are getting on OK.
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Sep 2011
1:10pm, 20 Sep 2011
550 posts
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NellyMarcos
Hi Gemma. After seeing a podiatrist he put inserts in my everyday shoes which really hurt my arches so I stopped wearing them, I am now waiting for him to phone me about going back (its been ages  I have found the best thing is a shoe with a really wide toe area and before I run I run make sure I have warm feet and sometimes rub a bit of voltorol on the joint. I am still managing to run 3 times a week average 20 miles a week but have had to put my beloved Vibram five fingers to the back of the cupboard, I cant stand the impact anymore. I am now running mainly in racing flats with a small amount of padding under the sole. I just try to keep going but now my other foot is showing the same symptoms, I worry I may end up looking like a duck!
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Sep 2011
12:27pm, 26 Sep 2011
2 posts
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Gemma4130
Has you podiatrist given you special insoles for your trainers? Mine gave me some that raise my heel up slightly and i get on really well with those. Ive also been trying to take cider vinegar and honey at night and take epsom salt baths a couple of times a week which are both supposedly good things to do for arthritis. I dont know whether its doing any good but its not doing me any harm either so Ive got nothing to lose. Ive recently started to up the mileage getting wild ideas about doing marathons but ithe pain has started to bother me again so think ill have to get that idea out of my head. Doing loch ness this weekend and that will more than likely be it:-( Im glad you are still managing to run, it makes me feel a little bit more hopeful.
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Sep 2011
12:59pm, 29 Sep 2011
552 posts
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NellyMarcos
I really wouldnt want to make my heels higher, I have spent a year changing my running style from heel strike. I am going back to see the podiatrist on 20th October will see if he can offer any thing else. Nothing for trainers as yet no.
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Dec 2012
11:44am, 10 Dec 2012
28,176 posts
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Hills of Death (HOD)
I think this is what I have now anyone had it ? fixed it ? etc
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Dec 2012
12:53pm, 10 Dec 2012
16,421 posts
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CB.
I have just had an official diagnosis of this
Cant be fixed just managed unfortunately . Im in research mode as I think it may be biomechanically related to my late stage pronation.
Will report back when i have something more concrete
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Mar 2014
10:05pm, 13 Mar 2014
22 posts
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TooLate
I've got combination hallux valgus/rigidus. It started (or first became noticeable) the year before last in my left foot. The right foot is now beginning to follow suit. The NHS locally have been quite supportive: I've had a couple of corticosteroid injections and am finding, so far, that these keep the symptoms at bay ( to the extent that I can run a good few miles without too much ensuing pain) for up to 6 months. Last time I went for a jab, however, the joint was "too tight" for the doctor to get the needle in reliably under consulting-room conditions. I'm therefore having to bear with a return of the symptoms while I wait for a theatre appointment, where they'll shoot the stuff in with traction applied and under x-ray guidance. Should the steroid treatment stop working, there's a surgical option that (all being well) would just "tidy up" the joint. The standard treatment for persistent pain is a fusion of the joint, which would make running virtually impossible. Needless to say, it would take a lot of pain to drive me to the latter option!
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Mar 2014
1:12pm, 18 Mar 2014
21,216 posts
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
I have just noticed this thread, having been diagnosed with Hallux Limitus and the podiatrist recommending surgery I am keen to find out what course of action other runners have taken and whether they have had good outcomes.
This has been coming on gradually over the last few years but his year has been acutely painful and is limiting my running to a great degree, I am waiting for a GP appointment and hopefully a referral to the orthos.
TooLate, I agree with you with regards to havinf fusion, you woul dhave to be really desperate to go down that route, I hope you get your appointment soon and that you get some relief.
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