Flexor Hallucis Longus & Flexor Digitorum Longus (FHL & FDL) Static Manual Release

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[@jenniferlfd]

Thank you! As a professional ballet dancer I have persistent FHL pain which has not been properly addressed. So grateful for your sharing of info!

[@BrookbushInstitute]

You're very welcome! We're glad we could help!

[@shamone23]

Absolutely fantastic video. Educational and a fantastic review of release techniques for these specific muscles. Thank you very much! p.s. who the hell are the 9 people who disliked this video?! no idea what they're talking about.

[@BrookbushInstitute]

Thank you Valdimir, Really appreciate the support, hope you will check out the website too... there is so much more available and we are really cheap (just 19.99/month) and include CECs and a certification... check it out. BrentBrookbush.com Dr. B2

[@willmcallister8464]

Great vids Brent,mentioned your work to my Physio,not seen you much on Twitter recently,keep up the good work mate

[@BrookbushInstitute]

Hey Will, We post everything to twitter as well, but it is not a great platform for us. It's hard for us to relate our message in 140 characters and we have never had success gaining traction. Again, you can find a hyperlink to everything we post on twitter, but facebook is likely our biggest social media platform.Dr. B2

[@Noname-qn2lr]

Excellent video!!! I hurt my right leg FHL during heavy left leg bulgarian split squats... I believe. The right was my supporting leg for the exercise and it seems that I put too much pressure on the muscle. Clearly a paradox.... LOL hurting a supporting muscle instead of the main one in focus...The discomfort is mainly centred on the mid bottom of the foot (on the tendon) but I feel also some discomfort in the origin of the muscle as you demonstrate in the video when you show the trigger point. I will start today putting some pressure where it hurts. I believe strongly in managing muscle pain through trigger points ... I had worked successfully on my levator scapula muscle a couple of years ago and in about a week the pain was completely gone..... Thank you!!!

[@flacafru]

THANKS! I’m on 3rd month after ankle injury and I tried and really worked for my foot. 🧡🧡🧡

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[@Dma112288]

I like the creep warning

[@BrookbushInstitute]

Ya, kind-of important. I have to give the models in my videos a ton of credit for putting up with these warnings, although it is usually good for a laugh. The out-takes can be amusing. Dr. B2

[@jeffgoldsmith9619]

Just curious, why not have the client prone and flex the knee with the lower leg resting against your chest?

[@lucycarpenter5501]

Hi, I have had what I think is this injury for about a year now... it isn’t always super painful and numbs when I have done speed in past but actually have been running through the pain. I’m a runner so I run a lot and do a lot of speed. I have take periods of rest for about 2 weeks but it hasn’t done much and the injury has continued after I ran again. I’m not sure what to do now I have stopped the super speed work but I’m not sure to take time off? Or continue to run easy runs... I really don’t want to stop running but would also like for this continuous injury to go away.

[@forteroche]

Thanks a lot sir!!!!

[@BrookbushInstitute]

+Shawn Roche You are very welcome Shawn. Sincerely, Dr. B2

[@jackspradlin4183]

I am a tennis player who has sharp pain on inner heel of foot could likely be plantar fasciitis, but what I noticed was my flexor hallucis longus is tighter on my affected foot than the one that has no heel pain, the longus tendon itself does not hurt nor my ankle, but it appears yo me that the tendon runs through my heel to the big toe and when I got sharp pain was pushing off with toes flexed running fast, do you think that tendon being a little tight could be giving me the heel pain, got x rays no fractures

[@tracyhanusiak5479]

How often would you need to do this to release hammer toes?

[@lloydiedesu5131]

Thanks mr Brent ! ive been finding a way to remove the pain in my FDL because i run my first 21k run and got this injury and in just a minute the pain was gone ... btw do you have other video reliving pain in abductor?

[@BrookbushInstitute]

Glad I could help, Look up our Tensor Fasciae Latae and Gluteus Minimus Release videos. Dr. B2

[@marcoganzo4266]

I can not get into a cross legged position and I am only 20 years old. Might this technique help me with achieving my goal? Or do you have a video that deals with this issue? Physical Therapist school begins in a couple of months but I wanted to understand my problem inbefore. Thank you, I enjoy your Videos very much, especially mobilization excersises. Greetings from Germany

[@marcoganzo4266]

I should also add that I have flat feet which is an important component as you said and a bit of an anterior pelvic tilt.

[@BrookbushInstitute]

As you will soon find out in PT school (congrats for getting admitted), I would need a bit more into, i.e. assessment findings, before I could make a recommendation ;-) My guess is your long toe flexors are not what is preventing you from crossing your legs. Dr. B2

[@gracerodriguez9248]

I need to get this done...its so painful!

[@BrookbushInstitute]

Hey Grace, It is certainly not an easy one to do to yourself. Hope you know a good manual therapist ;-) Dr. B2

[@joseavila2451]

when I run or walk fast after about 5 min I get a really bad burning sensation on the outter lower part of my leg just above my ankle in between the front and mid side what do you think it could be? I think it might be how I run/walk I feel it might be when I extend my foot as if I where doing a calf raise.

[@BrookbushInstitute]

It could be something called a Morton's Neuroma... a little tricky to treat, but generally speaking a combination of physician prescribed medications and potentially injections, and physical therapy work really well. It's just a guess from the limited description you gave, but I would make an appointment with your physician. Dr. B2

[@RyanSaplanPT]

hey brent the annotation at the bottom of the screen is difficult to click on because the play bar gets in the way. just fyi.

[@BrookbushInstitute]

Great Point, I will have to look into fixing that, although you know all annotations lead back to BrentBrookbush.com ;-)

[@jerrysegal8822]

can anything be done for rigid hammer toe other than surgery?

[@BrookbushInstitute]

That really depends on what is causing the "hammer toe". Some problems are treatable with exercise and manual therapy and others require surgery. I couldn't say without assessing you in person. Dr. B2

[@jerrysegal8822]

where is your office located?

[@BrookbushInstitute]

New York City, near Grand Central Station

[@jtjoser]

I need this done, but to find someone that could do it is so hard.

[@BrookbushInstitute]

You could find a good manual therapist and recommend the video... what do you think? Dr. B2

[@Pathoking]

would use of a sheet to drape over the posterior be an acceptable method to make the client more comfortable?

[@BrookbushInstitute]

+Nicholas Coen Hey Nicholas Coen, Maybe, although if this is not in a massage setting and the individual is not in a state of undress, I think the towel is just going to draw attention to the position, rather than make someone more comfortable. Obviously, I am all for draping techniques when appropriate, but you have to be aware that sometimes towels and coverings just make the experience seem more lude or potentially indecent than it actually is. Dr. B2

[@andrewb1986]

Every now and then my big toe tenses up and I have to find a new way to position my leg to stop that from happening. Is this why?

[@BrookbushInstitute]

Hey Andrew, Possibly, FHL and FDL dysfunction can also be related to transverse tarsal, talocrural, talocalcaneal, MP and IP joint dysfunction. If you are having a hard time getting to the bottom of the issue, you may want to see a therapist to go through an assessment of your foot, ankle and the joints listed above. Dr. B2

[@dameeerajman]

What is a good resource to find a the specific kind of therapist that can help with this? Any preference between ATs, MTs, and Chiros?

[@BrookbushInstitute]

As a physio, my bias is to say physios may be your best choice, my second guess would be ATs would most likely have these skills, next on my list would be chiros. My only issue with massage therapists is they do not get much assessment training in school... just hap-hazardlessly applying manual release techniques may feel good, but it is unlikely to really fix the issue. Dr. B2

[@andrewb1986]

I just now saw your reply, thanks for responding! To make this more complicated, and potentially outside your comfort zone to talk about in this form: Could these things be related to constant shin splints? Like, I don't run... at all... I walk around a small college campus and occasionally skip the elevator to go up or down stairs. Constant shin splints.

[@andrewb1986]

To be specific: MTSS

[@marlenmolina]

My doctor is saying that the only thing that will fix it is FHL release surgery. The pain on the inside of my left ankle can be so bad that I can’t even walk on my foot.

[@jeffgoldsmith9619]

I had fhl release surgery = game changer

[@debbie4710]

Help, please. I have been to so many Dr.s after breaking my fibula and tibia. When walking great toe goes down. Lift my foot towards me toe goes down. What king of Dr. do I see. Have been to physical therapy, podiatrists, and orthopedic surgeons. No one agrees or knows why. X-ray, cat scans no help. Because of pins and screws they can't do an MRI

[@derekrogers1984]

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[@debrak04]

So we're suppose to see what you're touching with the camera so far away???

[@thepokekid01]

lol sometimes I feel a bit bad for Melissa

[@BrookbushInstitute]

+thepokekid01 As you should ;-) She certainly puts up with quite a bit of punishment, and generally involving exercise and techniques that she does not need herself. She's a good sport. Dr. B2

[@markjrich1]

Hard to hear.

[@Asli99999]

You are talking more than working

[@BrookbushInstitute]

We are an educational platform teaching students and professionals how to perform these techniques properly so they can perform them on other people (clients/patients). This includes going over anatomy, kinesiology, body positioning, hand positioning, etc.