re: Morton's neuroma

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Take a look at Functional Facial Taping (FFT):

http://www.ausport.gov.au/fulltext/1999/iocwc/abs205a.htm

Acording to its creator, the FFT method is a combination of approaches used by

Physiotherapy, Osteopathy and Soft Tissue Therapy and is custom made for each

patient/athlete:

http://www.fft.net.au/FFTinformation.html

THE EFFECT OF FUNCTIONAL FASCIAL TAPING ON MORTON'S NEUROMA - A Case Report

Rita Spina, B.Sc.(Clinical Science); Melainie Cameron B.App.Sc.(Osteo.),

M.H.Sc.; Ron (Soft Tissue Therapist).

Australasian Chiropactic & Osteopathy 10(1), July 2002

http://www.coca.com.au/journal/articledetails.asp?ID=101

Abstract:

Objective and Background: Morton’s neuroma is essentially a benign tumor in the

foot, which may cause extreme pain and disability. Both conservative and

surgical modalities have been used, but as yet, neither has been successful in

resolving the condition. This report introduces Functional Fascial Taping (FFT)

developed by , as a new treatment regime and examines its

effectiveness in the management of Morton’s neuroma.

Discussion: Functional Foot Index (FFI) was used to assess the effectiveness of

this taping modality demonstrating both amelioration of pain and improvement in

functionality. Although there is anecdotal evidence to support the benefits of

Functional Facial Taping (FFT) in the treatment of Morton’s Neuroma, a more

detailed study is warranted using larger numbers of participants to examine its

long and short-term benefits.

Keywords:

Morton’s neuroma, taping, disability, pain, foot.

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Regards,

Max Fernandez Mendoza

Buenos Aires, Argentina

--- wrote:

>

> Has anyone had success with exercise (or massage) protocols for Morton's

> Neuroma -- in a female runner in this case?

>

> Any experience of treatments outside of surgery that has succeeded would be

> welcome. I am aware of some new approaches such as cryoablation, alcohol

> injection and endoscope techniques -- and of course orthotics, which have

> not been all that successful in this case.

>

> (Morton's is a mass (not a tumour) created by friction to an intermetatarsal

> nerve by two metatarsals.)

>

>

> Gympie Australia

[Guest guest]

Mike Kenny writes:

<<<Hi

My sister is an avid runner. She runs marathons and half marathons.

She had surgery on her right foot for Morton's neuroma and now has the

same problem in her other foot. She is careful to buy top quality

running shoes. Is surgery her only option?>>>

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I was diagnosed with Morton's neuroma with my left foot in 1999. After a round

of cortisone injections did nothing, surgery was held out as the only option.

Having just started a new position, the prospect of being off my feet for

upwards of a month didn't settle well. Missing that much training was even

worse. I found an alternative in Tucson, Arizona, the place where I lived (to

the extent life is possible in desolate Tucson) at the time: Vince Black. Vince

is a big man, of Samoan ancestry, and runs both a kungfu academcy and a school

of Chinese medicine there. Two to three treatments including accupuncture with

moxibustion, qi work, and daily immersion in an herbal foot bath did the trick.

I've been pain free for nearly seven years, had no time off my feet, and the

problem's gone. Sino-Japanese traditional medicine was by no means something new

to me, having essentially grown up with it in the neigbhborhood in my native San

Francisco Bay Area - and having experience its wonders in face of failings of

Western medicine (part of " Western science who's identificiation disorder leads

it to think, in most colonialist terms, it's a universal science). Vince and his

students exhibit uncommonly strong qi for hakujin (caucasians), so the depth of

their training and attainment is thereby evidenced.

Ken ONeill

Long Life Fitness

Austin, Texas

kayoneill@...