Arthrofibrosis in foot?

I've actually been suffering for over 3 years. It began with an injury at my midfoot which is fairly high arched(or was). I recovered, sort of, but began with pain in my 2nd and 3rd toes. This was before a much later consultant diagnosis of midfoot arthritis after MRI. My arch, at that time was higher then usual. Instead of dropping more it was stuck up high. I have seen at least 5 physiotherapists and each has treated me differently. I sought 2 more foot consultant diagnoses. My symptoms evolved mysteriously and painfully. It became either lower back pain with outer foot weakness or inner foot pain, especially around the toes. A back consultant did an MRI. I had some minor disc protrusions around L5/S1 but nothing too significant.

With no real help...and the GP has been useless I have continued trying to improve. Walking any distance or standing is painful after a short while. I seem to have been able to change things by sticking to a Pilates routine every morning and doing some cycling and swimming and Aqua aerobics. I seem to have less back pain now but I have a significant pulling soreness through the foot to my lower inner buttock. I believe I have been dealing with, apart from the foot arthritis, an externally rotated leg(maybe due to altered gait or maybe scar tissue in my sacral back area) which I am changing back.

However, my foot feels sore and stiff. It feels like I am attempting to walk in a different way and through scar tissue. I do feel fairly hopeless and often wonder if I am doing too much or too little and many pain flares. I have no-one to advise me. Any suggestions from people who have managed to change old scar tissue around joints would be welcome please.

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