I think we can all agree that injuries are never fun, but most of us have to deal with at least one at some point in our lives - especially exercise lovers like myself! I've fortunately only had a few injuries thus far, but unfortunately, they've tended to be chronic issues that don't go away easily. One of these injuries has been sesamoiditis, which I've been dealing with for several years now. Sesame-what? you may be thinking. Simply put, we all have two sesamoid bones in each of our feet, and they're tiny pea-shaped bones embedded in a tendon beneath the big toe joint. The sesamoids increase the leverage of the tendons that control the big toe, and a lot of pressure gets put on them every time the big toe is used to push the foot forward. When the tissues around the sesamoid ... [Read More]
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