Hold your big toe with one hand and your foot with the other. Gently try to 'pull' your toe 'off' and hold this position for 10-15 seconds.
As in the previous exercise, but after pulling your toe, twist it gently clockwise and counterclockwise.
As in the first exercise, but in the end position, push your big toe upward while keeping it straight. (Don't bend it – your toe should move as a whole.) Hold for 10 seconds. Now push it downward, again without bending it. Also hold for 10 seconds.
With your feet flat and straight out in front of you, side by side, try to move your big toes toward each other. Then bring them back. Assist this movement with your hand if necessary, or try to do this exercise in warm water first.
With your heels on the ground, pick up a towel with your toes. Release and repeat.
Sit or stand with your foot on the floor. Try lifting different objects (pieces of paper, marbles, pencils) off the floor.
Sit with your feet on the floor. Shorten your feet by tightening the muscles on the sole. Keep your toes pushed straight against the floor.
Stand tall and bring your big toes together in such a way that they touch each other. Then you close your heels, shifting them slowly and carefully, all the while keeping an upright position (squeeze in your belly and bottom, and bring your knees together). Once in this position, you try to bring your big toes together (because they have probably been displaced a little bit by now). (This last exercise is recommended by the physiotherapist who gave me the microcurrent treatment.)