Sara, I trust you don't work in NY or you would have told me? riva
Doctors are very good at focussing on the immediate problem, based on their specialty - so the foot doctor will look at your foot, without looking at what the rest of your body is doing. He was right to say diabetes and age might be factors, but that's not really the answer you were looking for was it? Something made your tendons act up and it just might be something besides the diabetes and your age, or something in conjunction with those things. Maybe a more global approach would be helpful. When the body doesn't land correctly muscles and tendons pull out of their alignment and things get worse. Among other things, the calcaneous and talus can get messed up and that lends the foot to problems in the tendons and ligaments. The connective tissue all the way up the leg gets involved. Foot doctors will usually look just at the foot, recommend putting something in your shoe and then you get a problem with your knee or hip. If you have a foot problem, it is a complex structural problem and that problem is only one part of your whole structure. After you get the tendons calmed down and after some therapy, how about a radical approach that deals holistically with your entire structure and supports your overall health? Structural Integration is a very progresive and holistic approach to getting everything lined up and working together. It is a process of re-educating your body to move more efficiently and effectively. Diabetes stresses the entire system and Structural Integration isn't a cure all, but it can provide a great support to maintiaining our overall health. The work organizes the body to be used optimally. YES! I am a practitioner of Structural Integration and also a 54 woman with T-1 for 44 years. I am convinced that this work (and accupuncture and the pump) has helped me maintain my health over the years. Good luck with your feet!
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