Neither ointments nor insoles so the metatarsalgia does not go away
Posted on2 Months ago
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@antonio.caballo
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I’m not talking about miracles.
I’m talking about what they do differently.
And, above all, what they stop doing.
Let me set the scene.
A client calls me and tells me she can’t place her foot flat on the ground.
That she walks on the side, supporting the outer edge, so she doesn’t feel the stabbing pain that hits when she loads the front of her foot.
That she has followed the typical advice: ice, rest, gentle massages and ointments.
But even so, she finds no improvement.
Look.
You can keep using the ointment.
But if you keep putting your foot into a funnel-shaped shoe, don’t expect different results.
What do you have to do?
First. Change your footwear.
Avoid the typical stretcher sneakers with no real space for your toes.
The sambas and the cousins of the sambas.
Look for space.
Real space for your toes.
You need a wide toe box, flexibility and a flat sole. That’s why I recommend models like the Coqueflex Rebel and Prime.
Second. Start gradually.
Walk twenty minutes on the first day.
Thirty on the second.
Forty on the third…
As if it were active rehabilitation.
In the first few days your body may protest.
But the painful spot in the metatarsal area begins to stop screaming.
Not because you’ve numbed it.
But because it stops being trapped.
And if you feel tightness in your calves or hips, it’s not an injury, it’s your body waking up.
Reduce the minutes and progress.
Why does this happen?
When the toes can spread.
When the load is distributed.
When the weight no longer falls on the same point all the time.
The tissue stops being constantly inflamed like a light bulb left on.
Many cases of metatarsalgia feed on years of compressed toes.
And when you give them well-distributed space, the body responds with relief.
That’s why I insist so much.
It’s not about enduring the pain.
Or hiding it under an endless insole.
It’s about giving the foot back its function.
The Coqueflex Rebel and Prime give you a wide toe box.
By not squeezing the front and not having an elevated heel, the weight stops going to the same point every time.
Exactly what you need so your feet stop being cramped.
If you’ve been like this for months, you don’t need more ointments.
You need to stop doing what keeps it alive.
The alternatives:
· Rebel
· Prime
If when you start the pain decreases, continue.
If it doesn’t decrease or gets more irritated, reduce the minutes.
But don’t go back to the funnel.
Because the funnel-shaped shoe is what got you into this mess.
Efectiviwonder.
Health starts in your feet.
Antonio Caballo.