I’ve got a large bunion on my right foot (regular foot) that has developed over my near 30 year surfing history. Odd thing is I’m convinced it’s purely from applying lots of pressure to my backfoot (I’m a regular foot). I have noticed in photos my backfoot is rarely flat on my board but more weighted directly on my big toe/ bunion 100 percent of the time.
Most of the time it’s painless but if something irregular happens and the joint gets agitated I get a nasty case of turf toe that takes months to subside. 7 years ago it was a botched air that landed with all my weight pushing my big toe sideways towards my other toes. A week or two ago it was a tube where i was jamming my back foot into my toe rail to lock into the barrel and my foot slipped again pushing my toe sideways into my other toes and agitating the joint.
Other than surfing flat footed which I believe hinders the bottom turn. What are the short and long term solutions for this ailment? I’ve been RICE’ing it and if I recall correctly last time is taped my big toe to the next to stabilize it. With the surf season upon us in Northern California there is not way I can stay off it for the next 2-3 months.
Any Advice?
Most of the time it’s painless but if something irregular happens and the joint gets agitated I get a nasty case of turf toe that takes months to subside. 7 years ago it was a botched air that landed with all my weight pushing my big toe sideways towards my other toes. A week or two ago it was a tube where i was jamming my back foot into my toe rail to lock into the barrel and my foot slipped again pushing my toe sideways into my other toes and agitating the joint.
Other than surfing flat footed which I believe hinders the bottom turn. What are the short and long term solutions for this ailment? I’ve been RICE’ing it and if I recall correctly last time is taped my big toe to the next to stabilize it. With the surf season upon us in Northern California there is not way I can stay off it for the next 2-3 months.
Any Advice?