If you’ve ever had a bunion, you know how painful these swollen, bony bumps can be. Ice and over-the-counter pain medication help relieve inflammation and swelling, but without taking preventive ...

Bunions are more than just a nuisance they can be downright painful. And the embarrassing bump at the base of your big toe can make you think twice before slipping on your favorite strappy sandals.

A bunion is a bony bump that forms on the joint at the base of your big toe. A metatarsal is one of the five long bones of the forefoot and phalanxes (phalanges) are small bones of the big toe. A ...

Julie Rich had been battling a bunion since she was in middle school. The 35-year-old Hampden Twp. woman recounts years of frustrating shopping trips to find shoes that she could tolerate and painful ...

Unsightly bunions all have something in common: They’re a pain. People often tolerate bunions, but calling a doctor is the next step to a healthier foot. How will you know if your bunion requires ...

Bunions are a condition otherwise known as hallux valgus, which often cause a prominent bump to form on the inside of the foot near the great or “big” toe joint. The bump or prominence occurs as a ...

On today’s inaugural U.S. National Bunion Day, podiatrists like Dr. Jodi Schoenhaus of the Foot, Ankle & Leg Vein Center in Boca Raton are on a mission to destigmatize a painful condition that ...

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