Ah yes. My 'weird' exercises :D It's been such a pleasure working with you to get your foot moving properly and unstick your stuck hip and ribs.

You can start by getting your diaphragm working on the left side with this exercise kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eN5ifNCbxNS4nmQ.htmlsi=nrSY0fQP3DnGhAXZ

A tennis ball isn't ideal for three reasons: 1- it's unstable so you can't relax your foot to create the movement you're looking for, 2- it causes the bones behind your toes to curve in the opposite direction than you're trying to get them to do 3- you need a rigid surface along which to let your foot lengthen and the soft tennis ball material will prevent the foot getting longer

@@flowmovementtherapy2096 good to know, 🫢

I'm glad it's been helpful. Have you noticed a change in your feet? Are you curious about how your brain came up with a hammertoes solution to something?

@flowmovementtherapy2096 I haven't noticed a visible change but I am noticing a change a change in awareness of the gripping. And I'm working on my ankle and hip mobility as it seems tied to a long time tightness and weakness.

@@katylynnj good job sticking with it and noticing some connections between your foot patterns and areas further up. Are you doing anything to change how you are using the improved mobility in your ankles and hips?

5-10 repetitions where the toes stay completely relaxed, a few times a day. I can't say how long it will take to become permanent. This may or may not be the input your body needs, depending on why you have hammertoes.

yeah there are a lot of connections between what your toes have decided to do and changes elsewhere in the body. Toes are often related to head and neck stuff.

Wow. I had both since childhood

yeah I realized that recently. This is one of my earlier videos when I was figuring out this KZfaq thing. But it has so many views it would be bad for the algorithm to take it down. I will be remaking it very soon.

I remade the video today. Look at the top pinned comment for the new video

I remade the video today. Look at the top pinned comment for the link

You're welcome! Did you have anyone help you reprogram your feet after the hammertoe surgery?

You're welcome. Was this helpful for your knee or your heel?

⁠@@flowmovementtherapy2096 I’ve been having left knee pain for a couple of weeks (I cannot pinpoint the issue as I’ve tendency of knee pain since a teen, even kneeling poses in yoga hurt me) and I’m honestly not sure if my toe stiffness caused it or vice versa because the onset was around the same time! Thank you for asking, this video was informative but I’m unsure if it help my exact issue. I’m just glad I came across your channel because my body has not tried many of the movements you’ve shared 😂 they all bring a certain level of release for a stiff body like mine

oh! Were you hoping for your ankle to stiffen up?

@@flowmovementtherapy2096 I was not expecting that at all. It got me wondering if my toe stiffness will go away if I fixed my ankle stiffness. Once again thank you for responding!

@@tammyshui interesting! It could be that your foot is not allowing you to get into a pronation and then your ankle is holding you back as well. Does your foot get slightly longer and wider when you put your weight on it?

@@flowmovementtherapy2096 hello holly, thank you for your reply. I am completely fine now! After a week of only wearing my Telic sandals my feet and knee are all good as new 🫨 I can’t be completely sure but I believe my stiff big toe might have been due to an ill fitted pair of crocs wedges… Once again I thank you for thinking of my situation, I appreciate you. Love from singapore!

Hi! Head to my website www.flowmovement.ca and my email address is on my 'contact Holly' page. :)

Almost impossible to say. This exercise is meant for a particular cause of hammertoes but there are many other missing movements in the body that result in hammertoes that need a different strategy. It also depends on how long you've had it, your age and how familiar you are with rewiring movement patterns in your body.

Hey! Thanks for letting me know you enjoy them. I can do one on differentiating pelvis and femur, for sure.

you're welcome, Sana! :D

you're welcome!

you're welcome!

thank you! :D

you're very welcome! Any topics you want to see?

@@flowmovementtherapy2096 as I said today morning I will first go through all these videos and will then let you know. ☺️

what would you like to know about glute medius? Is your glute medius bothering you?

@@flowmovementtherapy2096 1)I want know what happen if this musle not working properly. 2)how to know if this musle working properly or not 3)what is this the relationship to this musle to "QL'" muscle 4)*how to stretching and strengthing this muscle*.

Hi thanks for your comment. It would be out of my scope of practice to give you advice without an assessment. It's best to follow the advice of the physio who was treating you.

thank you! Was this helpful for you? Have you been doing short foot?

@@flowmovementtherapy2096 yes.can u plz make a video about lateral ankle sprain

@@Pedro-ol1fr I have two videos for ankle sprains on my KZfaq channel

Do you mean how to tell if you have a rotated pelvis or what to do if it is rotated?

@@flowmovementtherapy2096 both

You're welcome! You will find that the QL muscle is being trained during this set of exercises. You'll probably feel it most in the side to side part of the video. I'll put this on the list of my next videos!

I just uploaded the pelvic rotation video today and later this month will be both the QL and the glute med tutorials

@@flowmovementtherapy2096 thank you

Thanks for your comment! I am using a mic mounted on the camera. :)

You’re welcome! Were you able to clear up your foot pain?

@@flowmovementtherapy2096 nope but lengthening the tissues definitely helped

@@flowmovementtherapy2096 my issue is evenly distributing the weight on my foot - my mid foot can’t load

@@yannickbolasie7362 ok that's great that lengthening them helped. Were you then able to close all those tissues again? Try either this video on moving your heel better kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j56jicZ-mce7qnU.html or this one on getting your arches to lift up kzfaq.info/get/bejne/asqmmNGJ0dqzdKs.html. You can also sign up for my free Refurbish Your Feet course here flowmovementtherapy.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1127007

@@yannickbolasie7362 you may have either a blockage in another part of your foot or body stopping this from happening or you have immobile feet. Do you have any injuries that might explain a foot that doesn't want to move?