Bunions are bony bumps that form on the big toe at the base of the joint. It forms whenever you wear tight shoes or from an injury at the time. Sometimes a person’s bone structure is like the big toe being pushed to the side with the other toe. It causes the big toe joint to enlarge and eventually becomes painful. It also causes difficulty in walking and exercising.
Best Ways to Get Rid of Bunions
Make Changes in Lifestyle
- Try to stay bare foot for longer period of time.
- Sometimes you inherit this tendency of getting bunions genetically from your parents or wearing tight shoes for a longer period.
- Walking barefoot for longer period will help in healing the bunions and will also prevent from reoccurring.
- Staying barefoot helps in strengthening the muscles of your feet.
- It also helps in realigning the original position of the bones.
- If bunions have become painful and are advanced then walking barefoot will worsen the condition. So in that case walk only on thick carpeted floors.
- Wearing padded socks will give you relief while doing your household activities or waling in the house.
- You can also wear thick and comfortable slippers in the house instead of padded socks. This will ease the pain in bunions and will relieve the pressure from your feet of wearing shoes.
Check Your Shoes
- Your shoes can worsen the condition of bunions even if they look good and comfortable.
- Athletic and tennis shoes also worsen the condition of bunions.
- Wear shoes which are supportive with arches and good padding.
- Take your doctor’s advice before buying shoes if you do not know which type of shoes are good for the bunions.
- Always buy right size of shoes. Make sure that you are not wearing tight shoes because they will cause lots of pain in the bunions.
- Always make sure while trying new shoes that big toe should not touch the shoe end.
- Avoid wearing pointy toes or high heels as they are not good for bunions. They increase the pain amd prevent the healing.
Avoid Exercises and Activities
- Avoid exercises and activities which can lead to the occurrence of bunions.Activities which require constrictive shoes and ballet dancing may also lead to occurrence of bunions.
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