Thursday, April 12, 2012

Bunions





Bunions

A bunion is when your big toe points toward the second toe. This causes a bump to appear on the outside edge of your toe.

Causes
Wearing narrow-toed and high-heeled shoes may lead to the development of a bunion as pressure in forced on the big toe.


Bunions are also caused by how we walk. If you walk with your feet pointing outwards and feet/foot pronates inwards you are putting more pressure on the big toe causing the toe to gradually move towards the other toes.


The condition may become painful as the bump gets worse, and extra bone and a fluid-filled sac grow at the base of the big toe.  It becomes more painful the bigger it gets and the more you are on your feet.



Symptoms
  • Red, calloused skin along the inside edge of the big toe
  • A bony bump at this site
  • Pain over the joint, which pressure from shoes makes worse
  • Big toe turned toward the other toes
Treatment
  •  Surgery
  •  Wear big ugly shoes
  • Fitworks Corrective Therapy
By strengthening the muscles that help you walk straight and not pronate inwards you can correct the imbalances and relieve the pressure against your big toe. You will walk as you were meant too, straight and with no pain. This can eliminate the need of surgery as the joints lineup and work properly.  Plus you will look great wearing sandals.

Now let's go get a pedicure!

FitworksCorrective Therapy gives an analytical and thorough approach to identifying your muscle weaknesses and designing a plan you can follow to correct your imbalances and get you looking and feeling FANTASTIC. Give me a call for a free posture analysis and I will set you “straight." 801-703-8503


Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist



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