Our feet carry us everywhere, but debilitating foot pain can seriously slow us down. One source of pain is called a bunion.
A bunion is the result of a toe (usually the big one) slanting and developing a bony bump. This bump and slant combine to make the foot wider and more deformed over time.
Bunions are incredibly common. They’re found on the feet of about one-third of people in the United States. In addition to causing pain, these protuberances can be cumbersome, and often require progressively wider shoes to accommodate their growing girth.
Bunions have a number of causes, but they rarely go away on their own. In fact, they typically get bigger and more deformed with time. Yet many bunion sufferers avoid treatment because surgery can mean months of recovery, confined to a cast or boot with very limited mobility….