TOP 5 Exercises for FOOT & ANKLE ARTHRITIS RELIEF

Foot and ankle pain holding you back? These SIMPLE moves can bring you relief!

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Ankle arthritis exercises are here! Foot and ankle arthritis can be common as we get older, especially if you had dealt with a lot of ankle sprains when you were younger. It is important to find exercises to strengthen both your feet and ankles to prevent further joint pain and poor balance. These top 5 exercises for foot and ankle arthritis will not only help you build strength but decrease the stiffness. Foot pain can be limiting especially when walking but these exercises can be extremely helpful. Join Dr. Alyssa Kuhn, physical therapist and arthritis specialist with Keep the Adventure Alive as she demonstrates these exercises including foot doming, toe splays, and other banded exercises!

Disclaimer: This post is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Kuhn and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Move Well Age Well, LLC and Dr. Alyssa Kuhn, PT, DPT are not liable or responsible for any advice, course of treatment, diagnosis or any conclusions drawn, services or product you obtain through this video or site.

[MyNeverletgo]

Thanks a lot I just love you my knee and ankle is getting stronger

[kulsumrana]

Heyy!!!! I'm 16 and I'm facing lot of problems( people making joke of my walk, not being able to run or jump)in life due to this😔.
But hope this helps me maam😊
Really ur such a blessing for people like us 😭❤

[EvaGehlert_SmallMediumAtLarge]

This will helpful!! Thanks for sending this to me! I appreciate it so much!!💜🦶💜

[Mar-ujwy]

I am so glad I found you! Thank you!❤😊

[ravivirdi]

Best video ive seen so far for foot arthritis i have it in my foot and i struggle to walk

[DJarry]

I don't plan on running marathons, but your exercises do seem to help with strengthening muscle, and that helps tremendously

[roorapatuwairua]

Alyssa Kuhn, I'm so grateful you answered my comment on your other video which I use for helping me to get strength in balance. I use this video to help me to walk. My arthritis is mostly in my shoulders, knees and feet. After 8yrs of being under tosic meds they somehow ... don't work, I started having extreme problems and decided to go another way to manage my arthritis. I came across this video and decided to give it a go. I'm almost walking normal.... your answering my comment gives me great hope... what other videos you've made can I use to help me ☺️☺️

[stephanieatwood]

Hi, got arthritis in my big toes, I'll try these exercises. 👍

[teresacrowley]

Thank you Dr Alyssa. I just did these exercises, my foot pain has decreased and my feet feel good. 🙏🙏🙏

[susanbrackeen]

Thank you, this was fun!
I'm suffering suddenly sharp shooting pain from my left ankle radiating out to the top of my foot. Thank God it isn't constant feeling but very dibilitating when it comes.
I'll try these some more and see if there is relief. I am naturally flat footed so there isn't much I can do about that.

[rani]

Love watching your videos always interesting and beneficial for my health greatly appreciated

[vetkakaragyozova]

Thank you very much for this video! I have paretic left leg due to cerebral palcy and a broken talus 25 years ago! I have difficulty walking! These exercises helped me so much!

[joanwren]

Thank you so much Hopefully my ankles and feet will get stronger and be less painful 🤞🤞. 🌈💜

[colleen]

This is great. I'm 61 and the osteo arthritis finally got to my knees this summer. So while I'm doing PT for my rickety knees, and getting Orthovisc (hyuralonic acid) injections to try and get back some lubrication, of course my ankle starts to give me grief! I'll be adding these exercises to my long list of other exercises -- perfect for doing in the evening while watching TV!

[shenequakimbro]

I danced in church a few days last week on top of walking long distance on a gig job had me in a lot of pain. One of these exercises even made me feel relaxed. I hope I will walk better by tomorrow

[efrenmarquino]

Thank you for these 5 basic exercise that give me to minimize my so painful anthritis. God bless.

[Chezzaohhhhhyeah]

Thank you for these. They affirm what my Physio has taught me, but with a slightly better explanation. I have chronic OA in left foot. I’m 64 now but at age 50 it Got so bad I could not walk with excruciating pain mid foot. Tried orthotics, exercise, and many other techniques ……..but nothing worked. So I had the mid fusion OP M1, 2 & 3 joints. Successfully. That was 1.5 years ago. Had to learn to walk again. And doing these exercises and many more each day I have a good range of movement in my foot, but still room for improvement I think. It still causes me pain after about an hour of walking though. As the OA is now in the other foot joints. I struggle finding comfortable footwear. I cannot buy many of the ones in your other video about footwear as I live in Singapore. Too hot to wear solid trainer type shoes. Any ideas?

[debbiesimmons]

Thank you very much for these. Are there any specific foot exercises for hammer toe. I tried taping but found this too awkward. Thank you 😊

[miriceliarmz]

Thank you for this exercises, I’m with neuropathy and can’t move my toes like I do before, even the first exercise make me have sharp pain with a cramp on my foot, but slowly I will rejoin movement and have balance on my foot and walk again, thank you thank you in advance 🙏😂

[lgopalakrishnan]

Marvelous exercises so vividly demonstrated that I found myself automatically replicating the movements shown on the screen.Thank you! However, the toe splay did not work for me; I am able to move the big toe apart but the rest stay together. I am getting the resistance band soon.