Sit up straight in a chair with the feet flat on the floor.
Marble pick up rehab exercise.
Curl your big toe around the marble pick it up and hold it for five seconds.
Repeat with the other foot.
The marble pickup was designed to increase strength in the muscles on the underside of the feet and toes.
Sit in a straight backed chair with your feet flat on the floor.
I repeat this twice.
I dump a jar of marbles onto a towel and have to pick one marble up at a time and drop it into the jar.
Toe raise point and curl.
This three part exercise will start to get your toes and feet moving.
Why foot exercises matter.
Foot strengthening exercises promote long term healing of plantar fasciitis by sharing the load of weight distribution and impact as well as stabilizing gait problems and pronation both of which commonly cause or worsen plantar fasciitis.
Use one foot to pick up all 20 marbles.
Learn how to do the marble pick up exercise.
10 minute picking up marbles i hate this exercise.
Release and then pick the marble up with your second toe and hold it.
Repeat the exercise three.
How to use marbles for foot therapy.
This is by far the most difficult exercise.
To do this exercise.
Use one foot to pick up all 20 marbles.
According to american academy of orthopaedic surgeons you can exercise the metatarsals by picking up marbles with your toes.
Pick up one marble at a time with your toes and place it in the bowl.
I realized the first time i did this how real my injury was.
Repeat with the other foot.
Even after 3 weeks i struggle to do this.