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Health Encyclopedia: Bunions
Hallux valgus
Treatment
When a bunion first begins to develop, take good care of your feet and wear wide-toed shoes. This often solves the problem and prevents the need for any further treatment. It may help to wear felt or foam pads on the foot to protect the bunion, or devices to separate the first and second toes at night. These are available at drugstores. You can also try cutting a hole in a pair of old, comfortable shoes to wear around t...
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Expert & Community Posts
The Importance of Healthy Feet: Incontinence and Avoiding Injury
By Nancy Muller , Health ExpertHaving just recovered from foot surgery for bunion removal, I am painfully aware of how essential... Read more »
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By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...A podiatrist should care for the yuckky nails and bunions. Etc.And ask for help from a physician... Read more »
Your Cosmetic Doctor: Board-Certified or Not?
By Sue Chung , Health Expert...convenience to get the same doctor to look at your bunion and smooth your forehead, but the... Read more »
Dementia Boot Camp: Training to Be a Caregiver, Part 1
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert...shoes, to simulate the pain of arthritic feet and bunions. Another woman pulled gloves with... Read more »
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By Pattye Snyder , Health Expert...healed, THEN, the ankle. I thought I was getting a "bunion" on my left foot; however, with the... Read more »
Health Guide
Bunion removal
Bunion removal is the surgical treatment of a deformity of the bones of the big toe and foot (bunion). Alternative Names Bunionectomy; Hallux valgus correction ... Read more »Bunions
...251-255. Ferrari J, Higgins JP, Prior TD. Interventions for treating hallux valgus (abductovalgus) and bunions. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004. Read more »Bunion removal
Bunionectomy; Hallux valgus correction Risks Risks for bunion surgery include the following: Numbness over the big toe Wound breakdown ... Read more »Bunions
A bunion is when your big toe points toward the second toe. This causes a bump on the edge of your foot, at the joint of your big toe. Alternative Names Hallux... Read more »Bunions
... Big toe turned toward the other toes Signs and tests A doctor can usually diagnose a bunion by looking at it. A foot X-ray can show an abnormal angle between the big toe and the foot... Read more »Related News
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