Re: FUSION SURGERY - Possible Alternatives

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HAS ANYONE HAD JOINTS FUSED IN FEET FOR FLAT FEET TX. MY PODIATRIST

IS SENDING ME TO SAVANNAH FOR A CONSULT BECAUSE THE PAIN IS GETTING

WORSE AND i CAN FEEL IT TURNING MORE INWARD AND PULLING ON MY KNEE

AND HIP.MY KNEE IS ALREADY END STAGE OSTEO AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO

HAVE IT MESSED UP MORE. i'VE HAD ORTHOTICS FOR OVER A YEAR. tHEY

HELP MY LEFT FOOT BUT NOT THE RIGHT.I KNOW I HAVE HEARD SOME OF YOU

ALL TALK ABOUT THIS- WHAT EXACTLY TO THEY DO AND DOES IT HELP.?

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Before you resort to surgical fusion, have you tried any massage or

bodywork treatments? There are many possible causes for flat feet

(technical name is Pes Planus) and for quite a few of those causes

there are some very effective massage/bodywork techniques. Some of

the causes relate to the feet themselves and others relate to

problems farther up the body (legs/hips/etc.) I have a fair amount

of reference material on the subject if you want to explore this

further.