288 | What is this Bump On the Back of my Heel? Haglund's Deformity?

Bump on the back of your heel? DocJen and Dr. Dom dive into the anatomy related to Haglund’s deformity and who is most affected. As Dr. Dom shares his experience with Haglund’s deformity, they explain the role high heels and conventional shoes play in the development of Haglund’s deformity. Finally, they discuss a three phase process to rehabilitating the deformity. Let’s dive in! Move2Improve Special Discount ends Friday March 3rd: MOVE2IMPROVE CHALLENGE! It combines strength workouts, mobility, core workouts and muscle activities to help you build that foundational movement back into your body SAFELY, with EASE, and with EDUCATION. Let's get back into strength and mobility starting March 6th. Join the rest of the community and us for 30 days with lives with special guests and opportunities to win prizes! Grab the special discount  using code “MOVE” when you sign up! What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 01:49 – What is Haglund’s Deformity & who is affected? 03:51 – Should you drop the heels and shoes? 5:39 – Dr. Don’s experience with Haglund’s Deformity 6:48 – First line approach 12:51 – Truth on the techniques to ease symptoms 15:43 – What physical therapy for Haglund’s deformity includes? 19:01 – Strengthening phase of rehabilitation 22:35 – How our toes are related? To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: https://youtube.com/watch/ For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode288/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message