A bunion is an abnormal bony bump that forms on the joint at the base of the big toe. It is formed when the big toe gradually pushes against the next toe, forcing the big toe’s joint to stick out. This enlarged and protruding significant toe results in swelling and pain, especially when standing or walking longer.
Bunions can limit the range of motion of the big toe, making it difficult to perform certain activities. Over time, they may change how one walks, creating additional problems such as corns, calluses, and pain in other parts of the back, legs, and feet.
What Causes Bunions?
There is no standard cause for bunions; they can develop in anyone at a time. They can develop due to severe conditions like cerebral palsy. People with common degenerative conditions like arthritis may develop bunions. Trauma to the feet or injury may trigger the formation of bunions. Regardless of all these conditions, even people wearing narrow footwear may create them.
Surprisingly, bunions can develop even for those without genetic disorders, and hereditary factors are associated with them. So, anyone can develop bunions at any point in time.
Symptoms: What happens when Bunions are left untreated?
Some of the common symptoms of bunions are a noticeable bony bump, changes in foot shape, pain, swelling, and redness. People often overlook and ignore these symptoms, which can lead to the formation of calluses, corns, and changes in walking style, posing problems when walking or standing for long periods.
When left untreated, bunions can progress to hammertoes (toes that curl downwards) and bursitis (painful inflammation of the bursae in the joints). Imagine dealing with all these walking, standing, and gait problems without access to proper footwear or medical care. For someone struggling to make ends meet, these medical burdens and limitations caused by bunions make life even harder.
Bunion Treatment at Moonot Healthcare Foundation:
Led by India’s best foot and ankle specialists, Dr. Pradeep Moonot and our specialized experts have come together to serve needy people and eliminate their foot and ankle problems. At Moonot Health Care, we carefully work with patients to understand and provide the proper treatment with surgical and non-surgical options to alleviate their symptoms and improve their condition with our expertise.
You can find the healing transformations of patients we worked with at our Moonot Healthcare Foundation here.
