Your feet are complex structures that facilitate movement. They are made up of 33 joints, 26 bones, and over 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Each component works together to allow you to bear your weight and move. Due to the complexity of the feet, issues can develop if they are not well cared for. These … Read more
Bunion surgery can help to correct the imbalances that a bunion can bring to one’s health and gait. Most bunions don’t ultimately require surgery to correct, but the ones that do can severely interfere with one’s quality of life unless they are removed. Our guide looks at what happens if bunion surgery doesn’t work. Sometimes, … Read more
Bunions can take a variety of shapes and sizes – none are particularly pleasant. They typically start out small and indiscrete and proceed to grow from there, becoming more and more obstructive and irritating. Oftentimes, patients will wait until theirs has become something of an issue before they seek treatment for it. Below, we look … Read more
Bunions can develop and cause a lot of pain. The condition is common as roughly one in three Americans suffers from bunions. Bunions look like a lump on the side of your big toe, but the condition is much more than just that. They can impact your ability to stand and walk if not taken … Read more
Bunions are a common issue that between 10 to 25% of people have. So it’s time we put together a basic guide to bunions. While they are highly prevalent, many people often don’t know how to deal with the condition. This is problematic as bunions can be highly painful, sometimes even making it difficult to … Read more
A bunion is a large, bony protrusion off of the side of your big toe. It can cause you pain, difficulty with walking or running, and will likely need to be treated. Bunions can come from a number of things, including genetics. If you have a bunion, you’ll need to see a podiatrist to be … Read more
A bunion is an uncomfortable, often painful, bump that forms on the inside of the foot, near the big toe. They tend to form slowly when pressure causes the big toe to point inward and slowly change the foot structure. Symptoms of bunions include tenderness, swelling, and stiffness in the big toe. This can lead … Read more
While it hopefully never happens to you, there are some cases in which a failed bunion surgery leaves a patient in more pain than they had before the procedure. A failed bunion surgery can happen when the bunions return even after the surgery has been completed. This is a painful process that can happen if … Read more
If you are an avid runner, triathlete or engage in any other type of sport that requires constant food motion, bunions can be a difficult and annoying affliction to deal with. Finding comfortable shoes, affording bunion specific products and working out through the pain are just a few of the ways that bunions can interfere … Read more
Look down at your feet – do you notice your big toe pushing against the next toe? This shift can be caused by many things, forcing the joint of your big toe to get bigger and push out. The result is a bunion – a painful bony bump that develops on the inside of the … Read more