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I have been doing bikram yoga for 3 years. I have bunions on my feet and recently a foot doctor told me I have turf toe. I am capable of holding all the posses but the balancing poses can be difficult for me. Now the balls of my feet have just started hurting me this last month. Does anyone else suffer from these aches and pains in their feet? :ahhh:
Hi Kathie
May I ask you whether your doctor thinks the origin of your problem is the bunion condition, or is it due to activities in an athletic past? Or do you think it is something else again?
During what poses are you particularly feeling it being aggravated? For example you may find you can’t go as high up with the heels in Awkward part 2. What about regular non-yoga activities like walking, do you feel your pain then?
Did your doctor recommend surgery for the bunions and did (s)he say that if you had the surgery that the turf toe would resolve?
What support are you getting at the moment in the way of orthotics or cushioning (or ?) and is that helping you?
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂