Redmond Physical Therapy Bunions

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Symptoms & Pathologies

Bunions

Bunions:

A bunion is the result of a complex deformity of the big toe and the bone it connects to, the first metatarsal. The deformity occurs at the joint between the two toes. At this point, the head of the metatarsal protrudes outward, causing a bump on the inner side of the joint and toe; and the big toe moves towards the adjacent toe.

Bunions may be hereditary. They may also be related to narrow shoes, injury, or arthritis. Shoe pressure on the toe and bump will cause redness and pain. Remedies are designed to alleviate painful shoe pressure on the bump, and to keep the big toe straight (this helps to slow down the progression of the pathology. The most common remedy is the creation of a custom orthotic.

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