Dancing Tree Healing Arts

I see this a lot in many clients as well as myself - since I have bunions in both feet. Beyond certain constricting shoes, wearing socks that bind the foot too tight can be an impediment to full proprioceptive access in the foot (a different P.T. posted about this). https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYJnK44on_K/?igsh=MW45M241czVvZ3owZw==

Take your shoes off and relearn how to integrate with the ground again. One of the most common things I see in my practice is a loss of sensory awareness and tension control through the feet, especially around the big toe and foot tripod. And usually from years of wearing thick shoes, elevated heels, rigid soles and reduced variability in movement. The thing is though, is that the body relies on that sensory information from the feet to help coordinate stability, tension and movement through the rest of the system. But we’re never told this in conventional fitness. We’re told to brace the abs, squeeze the glutes. Trying to create stability from the top down. While neglecting the foundation in the feet. Foot activation increases deep hip and pelvic floor activation. The foot is FOUNDATIONAL to foot-to-core sequencing. Rebuilding this connection can completely change the way you stabilise, rotate and transfer force through movement. Book: Born to Walk by James Earls