Diagnosing Bunions

Most doctors or foot specialists can tell if you have a bunion just by looking at your big toe in an initial foot assessment. After the careful examination, a weight-bearing x-ray is needed to determine the severity of the bunion, its angle, and whether or not the...

Risks & Complications of Bunions

Bunions can lead to several complications and increase your risk for developing more serious health issues, even beyond the foot itself. Corns, Calluses & Blisters The bunion can also cause the toe to rub against the toe next to it, leading to blisters or calluses...

Causes and Symptoms of Bunions

In each individual, bunion symptoms range based on the severity of the issue and/or the person’s level of pain tolerance. Though other health issues (like gout or arthritis) might cause some of these same symptoms, your podiatrist or doctor should be able to tell if...

Different Types of Bunions

Bunion is a very broad term that encompasses several different types of issues in and around the big toe joint or the first MTPJ. There are different stages of a bunion and it can vary depending on the level of deviation of the big toe such as mild, moderate and...