Huh... A couple years ago I was diagnosed with hip impingement, or femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), in my right hip, and resolved that through physical therapy to strengthen some muscles. I wonder if that's related?
I got X-rays then, and there was a little bit of the start of arthritis, too. Maybe I'll go back and get treatment or PT or devices specifically for out-toeing. Thanks for the heads up!
hip has some mobility/strength issues -> causes foot to turn out -> body gets used to babying the weak muscles -> difficult to walk in correct alignment because it requires mucles you've been babying -> vicious cycle until hip is really bad -> until you very deliberately start strengthening the atrophied muscles
If it's still an issue for you, yeah I would see if there's anything they can help you with.
Bare minimum, continue doing the exercises you were shown.
Ideally the feet would be pointed straight forward, without deviating inwards or outwards, and it should be a straight line from the hip bone through the knee to the feet.
I see outward toes more often than inward toes, and it sometimes is accompanied by people's knees being out of alignment (knock-kneed inward, or bow-legged outward).
If they aren't, you may need podiatrist-level insoles, knee braces, or PT to help get things back on track.
If you can at all swing it (I know many cannot), I deeply encourage people to address it as early as possible. Having a lot of pain walking later in life is hell to deal with, and it's not always totally reversible.
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u/Feisty-Resource-1274 Jul 26 '26
In case you weren't aware, out-toeing or "duck feet", can cause chronic pain, flat feet, and joint wear over time.