Robert Whitfield MD explains how the big toe anchors your foot and activates your glutes, affecting how you walk and stand. Insurance companies rate big-toe loss as one of the costliest injuries because weak glutes from disuse lead to poor posture and gait problems.
You know, we talk about the big, the big toe is the most important part of the foot. I mean, insurance companies pay more for the loss of a big toe than any of the rest of the foot. The big toe is what anchors the foot. It's what, it's the last point of contract with the ground if you, if you have a good gait. But the big toe is, is critical because the big toe is, is wired directly to the glute. So in order to fully activate the glute muscles, you have to engage that big toe. The glute is the largest, most powerful muscle in the body. Except that as people get older, you know, and, and because of the, I think partly because the footwear and the lack of work that they're doing and this and the lack of engagement with that big toe, they lose their glutes. And, you know, you saggy asses is a big problem on old people. Rob.
