Feet face forward when you walk??!!

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I honestly did not know this! My feet always point outwards on walking, I thought everyone's did! (Caveat, I have lupus, so always odd things going on with tendons, ligaments and joints).

I saw my physiotherapist today, and we are working on foot flexibility following an ankle break. I had a stroke 2 years ago and my right side is always weak, so foot flexibility in that side is always poor but following the break, it's nearly non-existent.

So we were walking on that, and she said as I stood my feet were pointing out, right more than left. I have bursitis x3 in right hip, same side as break, so hip isn't clever. Anyway, we soon established that I walk with my feet out too, and that isn't normal!

Currently doing exercises to gradually retrain, and being everything back in to alignment it feels so much lighter to walk when feet are all the way forward, I feel like I've just gained a superpower!

Odd the things you never consider are abnormal because it's the way you've always done them.

Just wanted to share this really. It sends such a stupid thing not to know, but when your body's always wonky there's no normal to compare it with.

I think it's quite common for feet to point out, I thought it was only a problem if they point in.

Do you mean you walk like a duck, with properly splayed feet?

I’m sure I do. My Dad always used to comment that when I stand still, my feet are pointing at “ten to two”.

i used to walk with both feet pointing straight forward but since my disability progressed, my left foot turns inwards most of the time and it does make it difficult to walk properly. i think its pretty common for people to walk with their feet pointing outwards to some degree, i see it a lot.

I did this, realised as a teen and had to concentrate to correct it. Am probably dyspraxic. My body made no sense to me as a child. As an adult, i joined a gym and got much better because they tell you how to move - or they did in those days.

I find it odd that people find it so odd that I often walk on tip toe. I do it most when walking slowly, so will do it around shops or when I waa at work.

I can walk on tip toe in high heels

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I find it odd that people find it so odd that I often walk on tip toe. I do it most when walking slowly, so will do it around shops or when I waa at work.

I can walk on tip toe in high heels

That will be very good for strengthening feet, I might do that!

@purrswhileheeats not all the waynout, about 10 1 though. And I walk miles...did a 10 mile mountain hike the other day, and they worked just fine. No-one has ever commented on it. I started seeing a physio for flexibility help, because some basic tasks are hard to perform, and I wanted to stop it. If it helps my bursitis then that's a true bonus.

@hotpenguin It's because you're gluteal makes help you to walk, but if you walk like a duck, these muscles aren't activated. Therefore they don't support the knee and hip as they should and can cause problems there.

@BogRollBOGOF kudos! I'd be in a&e!

@LunaHeather that makes sense. She talked about body mapping, knowing where your body is, which would be especially difficult with dyspraxia.

My mother used to walk like a duck, until someone pointed it out and she corrected it. She walks properly now. No idea why (in the absence of a medical condition) someone would continue walking like that!

@ClearMountain probably because they're not even aware. I wasn't. I mean I do have a medical condition which makes gait issues more likely, but it's poor pressure through learned habits really. And if no-one points it out as abnormal, then it wouldn't cross your mind really.

I'm hopeful that it will stop aches and pains in various places over it's corrected, but it's probably a 20 year old habit to break.