Common cases
Case 7 – big toe
- Community nurse with pain in joint of big toe on push off when walking
- 4 year history of problem
- Specialist recently advised surgery
- Dean recently helped resolve their neck pain so patient asked regarding toe
- 5 physiotherapy sessions – passive mobilisation to other joints in foot to off-load painful toe joint when walking
- Patient reported they were 70% normal. Can walk without pain most of time (was 25% normal at start of treatment).